Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9615 in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
0.9615
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
11th
of 71 countries
All-time high
1
in 2006
All-time low
0.7692
in 1998
Years of data
11
1998–2008

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Palestine, State of, 1998–2008

00.20.40.60.811998200320081998: 0.7691999: 0.7782000: 0.8332001: 0.9062002: 0.9032003: 0.8482004: 0.8892005: 0.8792006: 12007: 12008: 0.962

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2008, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Palestine, State of stood at 0.9615.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Palestine, State of peaked at 1 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7692, in 1998.

That places Palestine, State of 11th out of 71 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2008.
Year Value Change
1998 0.7692
1999 0.7778 +1.1%
2000 0.8333 +7.1%
2001 0.9062 +8.8%
2002 0.9032 -0.3%
2003 0.8485 -6.1%
2004 0.8889 +4.8%
2005 0.8791 -1.1%
2006 1 +13.7%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 0.9615 -3.8%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 0.9615 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8912, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 0.9615 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.875, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7735 0.7692 0.7778 2
2000s 0.9134 0.8333 1 9

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 8 Honduras 0.9875 compare
  2. 9 Panama 0.9842 compare
  3. 10 Paraguay 0.9678 compare
  4. 12 Türkiye 0.9615 compare
  5. 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.96 compare
  6. 14 Ecuador 0.9536 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Palestine, State of?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Palestine, State of was 0.9615 in 2008, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2006.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7692 in 1998.
How does Palestine, State of rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Palestine, State of ranks 11th out of 71 countries with data for 2008.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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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