Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8182 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka is 0.8182, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 1 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.75, in 1998.
That places Sri Lanka 42nd out of 71 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.846 | — |
| 1993 | 1 | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 0.84 | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 0.85 | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.75 | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8625 | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8182 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8704 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8178 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8667 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7895 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7556 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8182 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8333 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8237 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8182 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8784 | 0.75 | 1 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8169 | 0.7556 | 0.8704 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8187 | 0.8 | 0.8333 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka?
- Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka was 0.8182 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1993.
- What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 in 1998.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 42nd out of 71 countries with data for 2015.
- Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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