Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Egypt

Egypt: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.6818 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6818
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
35th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.75
in 2011
All-time low
0.5778
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.5781998: 0.62005: 0.6412007: 0.6252008: 0.62009: 0.7472010: 0.6432011: 0.752012: 0.6882013: 0.6362014: 0.6562015: 0.6072016: 0.6672017: 0.6942018: 0.62019: 0.682

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.6818 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Egypt peaked at 0.75 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5778, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 35th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1988 0.5778
1998 0.6 +3.8%
2005 0.641 +6.8%
2007 0.625 -2.5%
2008 0.6 -4.0%
2009 0.7465 +24.4%
2010 0.6429 -13.9%
2011 0.75 +16.7%
2012 0.6875 -8.3%
2013 0.6364 -7.4%
2014 0.6557 +3.0%
2015 0.6071 -7.4%
2016 0.6667 +9.8%
2017 0.6944 +4.2%
2018 0.6 -13.6%
2019 0.6818 +13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5778 0.5778 0.5778 1
1990s 0.6 0.6 0.6 1
2000s 0.6531 0.6 0.7465 4
2010s 0.6623 0.6 0.75 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 32 Mexico 0.7167 compare
  2. 33 Dominican Republic 0.7143 compare
  3. 34 Peru 0.6915 compare
  4. 36 Luxembourg 0.6722 compare
  5. 37 Guatemala 0.6691 compare
  6. 38 Republic of Korea 0.6667 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Egypt?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Egypt was 0.6818 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.75 in 2011.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5778 in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Egypt ranks 35th out of 67 countries with data for 2019.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 870 data points, 1970–2021
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