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

Peru: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.6915 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6915
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
34th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.8756
in 1997
All-time low
0.6644
in 2013
Years of data
17
1997–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Peru, 1997–2016

00.20.40.60.81997200620161997: 0.8761998: 0.8661999: 0.8472000: 0.862001: 0.7892002: 0.8082005: 0.7122006: 0.7842007: 0.6942009: 0.692010: 0.6832011: 0.6862012: 0.7252013: 0.6642014: 0.6812015: 0.7172016: 0.692

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Peru is 0.6915, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Peru peaked at 0.8756 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.6644, in 2013.

Peru ranks 34th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru, 1997 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1997 0.8756
1998 0.8656 -1.1%
1999 0.8472 -2.1%
2000 0.86 +1.5%
2001 0.7892 -8.2%
2002 0.8082 +2.4%
2005 0.7117 -11.9%
2006 0.7838 +10.1%
2007 0.6936 -11.5%
2009 0.6905 -0.4%
2010 0.6834 -1.0%
2011 0.6855 +0.3%
2012 0.7247 +5.7%
2013 0.6644 -8.3%
2014 0.6806 +2.4%
2015 0.7174 +5.4%
2016 0.6915 -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8628 0.8472 0.8756 3
2000s 0.7624 0.6905 0.86 7
2010s 0.6925 0.6644 0.7247 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 31 South Africa 0.7179 compare
  2. 32 Mexico 0.7167 compare
  3. 33 Dominican Republic 0.7143 compare
  4. 35 Egypt 0.6818 compare
  5. 36 Luxembourg 0.6722 compare
  6. 37 Guatemala 0.6691 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Peru?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Peru was 0.6915 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.8756 in 1997.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6644 in 2013.
How does Peru rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Peru ranks 34th 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 Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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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