Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador

El Salvador: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural was 1.04 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.04
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
5th
of 65 countries
All-time high
1.21
in 2003
All-time low
0.8
in 1995
Years of data
20
1991–2017

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

00.250.50.7511.21991200420171991: 0.81995: 0.81996: 0.8151998: 1.11999: 1.22000: 1.12001: 1.12002: 1.12003: 1.22004: 1.22005: 1.12006: 12007: 1.12008: 1.12009: 1.12012: 1.12014: 12015: 1.12016: 1.12017: 1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 1.04 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in 2017.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador peaked at 1.21 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 1995.

El Salvador ranks 5th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1991 0.8
1995 0.8 +0.0%
1996 0.8154 +1.9%
1998 1.13 +38.7%
1999 1.19 +5.2%
2000 1.15 -3.4%
2001 1.13 -1.8%
2002 1.14 +0.6%
2003 1.21 +6.3%
2004 1.17 -2.9%
2005 1.08 -8.0%
2006 1.05 -2.8%
2007 1.08 +3.5%
2008 1.06 -2.3%
2009 1.07 +0.9%
2012 1.09 +1.5%
2014 1.04 -3.8%
2015 1.07 +2.3%
2016 1.06 -0.6%
2017 1.04 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9473 0.8 1.19 5
2000s 1.11 1.05 1.21 10
2010s 1.06 1.04 1.09 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 2 Nicaragua 1.13 compare
  2. 3 Panama 1.11 compare
  3. 4 Thailand 1.06 compare
  4. 6 Mongolia 1.03 compare
  5. 7 Republic of Moldova 1 compare
  6. 8 Brazil 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador was 1.04 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 2003.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural?
El Salvador ranks 5th out of 65 countries with data for 2017.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 852 data points, 1981–2021
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