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

Sri Lanka: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.6667 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.6667
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
39th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.85
in 1993
All-time low
0.6
in 2011
Years of data
19
1992–2015

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015

00.20.40.60.81992200320151992: 0.7131993: 0.851994: 0.81995: 0.7431996: 0.7681998: 0.761999: 0.7272000: 0.7242001: 0.752002: 0.7382003: 0.7012004: 0.6882007: 0.6422008: 0.6672011: 0.62012: 0.6582013: 0.6672014: 0.6562015: 0.667

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka is 0.6667, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.85 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2011.

That places Sri Lanka 39th out of 67 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1992 0.713
1993 0.85 +19.2%
1994 0.8 -5.9%
1995 0.7425 -7.2%
1996 0.7682 +3.5%
1998 0.76 -1.1%
1999 0.7273 -4.3%
2000 0.7237 -0.5%
2001 0.75 +3.6%
2002 0.7385 -1.5%
2003 0.7005 -5.1%
2004 0.688 -1.8%
2007 0.6417 -6.7%
2008 0.6667 +3.9%
2011 0.6 -10.0%
2012 0.6583 +9.7%
2013 0.6667 +1.3%
2014 0.6562 -1.6%
2015 0.6667 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7659 0.713 0.85 7
2000s 0.7013 0.6417 0.75 7
2010s 0.6496 0.6 0.6667 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 36 Luxembourg 0.6722 compare
  2. 37 Guatemala 0.6691 compare
  3. 38 Republic of Korea 0.6667 compare
  4. 39 Jordan 0.6667 compare
  5. 39 Philippines 0.6667 compare
  6. 42 Colombia 0.6608 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka was 0.6667 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.85 in 1993.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2011.
How does Sri Lanka rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 67 countries with data for 2015.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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