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

Peru: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6221 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6221
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
58th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.8352
in 1997
All-time low
0.6221
in 2016
Years of data
17
1997–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81997200620161997: 0.8351998: 0.7941999: 0.7512000: 0.7852001: 0.7692002: 0.7582005: 0.7112006: 0.7392007: 0.7412009: 0.6892010: 0.6832011: 0.6722012: 0.7062013: 0.6532014: 0.6622015: 0.6632016: 0.622

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Peru is 0.6221, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Peru peaked at 0.8352 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.6221, in 2016.

That places Peru 58th out of 65 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Peru, 1997 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1997 0.8352
1998 0.7943 -4.9%
1999 0.7508 -5.5%
2000 0.7847 +4.5%
2001 0.7694 -2.0%
2002 0.7577 -1.5%
2005 0.7112 -6.1%
2006 0.7389 +3.9%
2007 0.7415 +0.3%
2009 0.6894 -7.0%
2010 0.6827 -1.0%
2011 0.6715 -1.6%
2012 0.706 +5.1%
2013 0.6534 -7.5%
2014 0.6618 +1.3%
2015 0.6635 +0.3%
2016 0.6221 -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7934 0.7508 0.8352 3
2000s 0.7418 0.6894 0.7847 7
2010s 0.6658 0.6221 0.706 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 55 Iceland 0.6347 compare
  2. 56 United Kingdom 0.6345 compare
  3. 57 Paraguay 0.6283 compare
  4. 59 Korea 0.62 compare
  5. 60 India 0.5833 compare
  6. 61 Pakistan 0.5793 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Peru?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Peru was 0.6221 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.8352 in 1997.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6221 in 2016.
How does Peru rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural?
Peru ranks 58th out of 65 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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, 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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