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

Portugal: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8265 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8265
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
39th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.8772
in 2011
All-time low
0.7895
in 2014
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Portugal, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.8342005: 0.8732006: 0.8672007: 0.8572008: 0.8192009: 0.8322010: 0.8432011: 0.8772012: 0.8312013: 0.8182014: 0.7892015: 0.8212016: 0.826

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Portugal stood at 0.8265.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Portugal peaked at 0.8772 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7895, in 2014.

Portugal ranks 39th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Portugal, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.8341
2005 0.8733 +4.7%
2006 0.8667 -0.8%
2007 0.8571 -1.1%
2008 0.8194 -4.4%
2009 0.8323 +1.6%
2010 0.8432 +1.3%
2011 0.8772 +4.0%
2012 0.8309 -5.3%
2013 0.8179 -1.6%
2014 0.7895 -3.5%
2015 0.8213 +4.0%
2016 0.8265 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8472 0.8194 0.8733 6
2010s 0.8295 0.7895 0.8772 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 36 Dominican Republic 0.8333 compare
  2. 37 India 0.8333 compare
  3. 38 Sweden 0.8274 compare
  4. 40 Italy 0.8227 compare
  5. 41 Uruguay 0.8214 compare
  6. 42 Sri Lanka 0.8182 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Portugal?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Portugal was 0.8265 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.8772 in 2011.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7895 in 2014.
How does Portugal rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Portugal ranks 39th 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 Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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