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

El Salvador: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.913 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.913
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
10th
of 67 countries
All-time high
1
in 1999
All-time low
0.645
in 1996
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.60.811991200420171991: 0.661995: 0.6661996: 0.6451998: 0.9581999: 12000: 0.9732001: 0.9452002: 0.9862003: 0.9992004: 0.9892005: 0.9662006: 0.9752007: 0.9622008: 0.9712009: 0.9662012: 0.9592014: 0.9542015: 0.9592016: 0.9612017: 0.913

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in El Salvador is 0.913, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in El Salvador peaked at 1 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.645, in 1996.

That places El Salvador 10th out of 67 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1991 0.6603
1995 0.6657 +0.8%
1996 0.645 -3.1%
1998 0.9581 +48.5%
1999 1 +4.4%
2000 0.9734 -2.7%
2001 0.9452 -2.9%
2002 0.986 +4.3%
2003 0.9987 +1.3%
2004 0.9887 -1.0%
2005 0.9656 -2.3%
2006 0.9752 +1.0%
2007 0.9615 -1.4%
2008 0.9711 +1.0%
2009 0.966 -0.5%
2012 0.9587 -0.8%
2014 0.9538 -0.5%
2015 0.9591 +0.6%
2016 0.9614 +0.2%
2017 0.913 -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7858 0.645 1 5
2000s 0.9731 0.9452 0.9987 10
2010s 0.9492 0.913 0.9614 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 7 Honduras 0.9722 compare
  2. 8 Thailand 0.9591 compare
  3. 9 Slovenia 0.953 compare
  4. 11 Chile 0.9 compare
  5. 12 Denmark 0.8895 compare
  6. 13 Bangladesh 0.8889 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in El Salvador?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in El Salvador was 0.913 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1999.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.645 in 1996.
How does El Salvador rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and?
El Salvador ranks 10th out of 67 countries with data for 2017.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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