Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Pakistan

Pakistan: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8571 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8571
Change on year
up 22.3%
World rank
29th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.8571
in 2020
All-time low
0.6
in 2007
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.20.40.60.81992200620201992: 0.81999: 0.7952001: 0.742003: 0.752005: 0.752007: 0.62008: 0.7272009: 0.7412010: 0.6252012: 0.72013: 0.6822014: 0.62017: 0.7272018: 0.7012020: 0.857

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Pakistan stood at 0.8571. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Pakistan peaked at 0.8571 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2007.

That places Pakistan 29th out of 71 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1992 0.8
1999 0.7955 -0.6%
2001 0.74 -7.0%
2003 0.75 +1.4%
2005 0.75 +0.0%
2007 0.6 -20.0%
2008 0.7273 +21.2%
2009 0.7407 +1.9%
2010 0.625 -15.6%
2012 0.7 +12.0%
2013 0.6818 -2.6%
2014 0.6 -12.0%
2017 0.7273 +21.2%
2018 0.7006 -3.7%
2020 0.8571 +22.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7977 0.7955 0.8 2
2000s 0.718 0.6 0.75 6
2010s 0.6725 0.6 0.7273 6
2020s 0.8571 0.8571 0.8571 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 26 Cambodia 0.8746 compare
  2. 27 Lithuania 0.8737 compare
  3. 28 Costa Rica 0.8631 compare
  4. 30 Hungary 0.8508 compare
  5. 31 Greece 0.85 compare
  6. 32 Denmark 0.8464 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Pakistan?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Pakistan was 0.8571 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8571 in 2020.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2007.
How does Pakistan rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Pakistan ranks 29th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 931 data points, 1970–2021
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