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

Peru: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7966 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7966
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
51st
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.9628
in 2000
All-time low
0.754
in 2009
Years of data
17
1997–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru, 1997–2016

00.20.40.60.811997200620161997: 0.8971998: 0.8681999: 0.9012000: 0.9632001: 0.892002: 0.8692005: 0.7782006: 0.812007: 0.7762009: 0.7542010: 0.7712011: 0.7672012: 0.782013: 0.7842014: 0.7992015: 0.792016: 0.797

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.7966 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru peaked at 0.9628 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.754, in 2009.

Peru ranks 51st of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru, 1997 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1997 0.8974
1998 0.8682 -3.3%
1999 0.901 +3.8%
2000 0.9628 +6.9%
2001 0.8901 -7.6%
2002 0.8691 -2.4%
2005 0.778 -10.5%
2006 0.8103 +4.2%
2007 0.7758 -4.3%
2009 0.754 -2.8%
2010 0.7715 +2.3%
2011 0.7665 -0.6%
2012 0.7804 +1.8%
2013 0.7835 +0.4%
2014 0.7989 +2.0%
2015 0.7899 -1.1%
2016 0.7966 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8889 0.8682 0.901 3
2000s 0.8343 0.754 0.9628 7
2010s 0.7839 0.7665 0.7989 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 49 Croatia 0.8 compare
  2. 50 Iceland 0.7996 compare
  3. 52 France 0.7808 compare
  4. 53 Chile 0.7778 compare
  5. 54 Finland 0.7771 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Peru was 0.7966 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.9628 in 2000.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.754 in 2009.
How does Peru rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Peru ranks 51st out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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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