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

Netherlands: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.4938 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4938
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
59th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.5884
in 2011
All-time low
0.4014
in 2009
Years of data
12
2005–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Netherlands, 2005–2016

00.20.40.62005201020162005: 0.4812006: 0.462007: 0.4182008: 0.4852009: 0.4012010: 0.4962011: 0.5882012: 0.4262013: 0.522014: 0.5132015: 0.552016: 0.494

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.4938 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in 2016.

The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Netherlands peaked at 0.5884 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4014, in 2009.

That places Netherlands 59th out of 67 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands, 2005 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2005 0.4811
2006 0.4597 -4.4%
2007 0.4178 -9.1%
2008 0.4851 +16.1%
2009 0.4014 -17.2%
2010 0.4963 +23.6%
2011 0.5884 +18.6%
2012 0.4259 -27.6%
2013 0.5201 +22.1%
2014 0.5126 -1.4%
2015 0.55 +7.3%
2016 0.4938 -10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.449 0.4014 0.4851 5
2010s 0.5124 0.4259 0.5884 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 56 Cyprus 0.5319 compare
  2. 57 Pakistan 0.5069 compare
  3. 58 Norway 0.4999 compare
  4. 60 Mauritius 0.4857 compare
  5. 61 Ghana 0.4345 compare
  6. 62 Argentina 0.4286 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Netherlands?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Netherlands was 0.4938 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.5884 in 2011.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4014 in 2009.
How does Netherlands rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Netherlands ranks 59th out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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