Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Egypt

Egypt: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 was 0.84 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.84
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
31st
of 71 countries
All-time high
1.07
in 2011
All-time low
0.7829
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.250.50.7511988200320191988: 0.7831998: 0.8462005: 0.9072007: 0.9382008: 0.9332009: 0.9442010: 0.8752011: 1.12012: 0.982013: 0.9232014: 12015: 0.9712016: 0.8892017: 0.952018: 0.9092019: 0.84

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Egypt is 0.84, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Egypt peaked at 1.07 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7829, in 1988.

That places Egypt 31st out of 71 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1988 0.7829
1998 0.8462 +8.1%
2005 0.9068 +7.2%
2007 0.9375 +3.4%
2008 0.9333 -0.4%
2009 0.9444 +1.2%
2010 0.875 -7.4%
2011 1.07 +22.0%
2012 0.98 -8.2%
2013 0.9231 -5.8%
2014 1 +8.3%
2015 0.9706 -2.9%
2016 0.8889 -8.4%
2017 0.95 +6.9%
2018 0.9091 -4.3%
2019 0.84 -7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7829 0.7829 0.7829 1
1990s 0.8462 0.8462 0.8462 1
2000s 0.9305 0.9068 0.9444 4
2010s 0.9404 0.84 1.07 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 28 Chile 0.85 compare
  2. 29 Hungary 0.846 compare
  3. 30 Mexico 0.843 compare
  4. 32 Romania 0.8375 compare
  5. 33 Costa Rica 0.8341 compare
  6. 34 Brazil 0.8333 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Egypt?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Egypt was 0.84 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 2011.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7829 in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64?
Egypt ranks 31st out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 933 data points, 1970–2021
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