Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Brazil

Brazil: Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education was -0.2377 compared to male paid employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
-0.2377 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
10th
of 21 countries
All-time high
-0.2377 compared to male paid employees
in 2017
All-time low
-0.3445 compared to male paid employees
in 2002
Years of data
13
2002–2017

Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Brazil, 2002–2017

-0.35-0.325-0.3-0.275-0.252002200920172002: -0.344 compared to male paid employees2003: -0.313 compared to male paid employees2004: -0.324 compared to male paid employees2005: -0.282 compared to male paid employees2006: -0.316 compared to male paid employees2007: -0.269 compared to male paid employees2008: -0.3 compared to male paid employees2009: -0.27 compared to male paid employees2011: -0.296 compared to male paid employees2012: -0.279 compared to male paid employees2014: -0.253 compared to male paid employees2015: -0.279 compared to male paid employees2017: -0.238 compared to male paid employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to male paid employees.

Analysis

In 2017, gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Brazil stood at -0.2377 compared to male paid employees. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Brazil peaked at -0.2377 compared to male paid employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.3445 compared to male paid employees, in 2002.

Brazil ranks 10th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education (compared to male paid employees) in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year compared to male paid employees Change
2002 -0.3445 compared to male paid employees
2003 -0.3127 compared to male paid employees -9.2%
2004 -0.324 compared to male paid employees +3.6%
2005 -0.2821 compared to male paid employees -12.9%
2006 -0.3158 compared to male paid employees +11.9%
2007 -0.2687 compared to male paid employees -14.9%
2008 -0.3005 compared to male paid employees +11.8%
2009 -0.2703 compared to male paid employees -10.1%
2011 -0.2962 compared to male paid employees +9.6%
2012 -0.2786 compared to male paid employees -5.9%
2014 -0.2527 compared to male paid employees -9.3%
2015 -0.279 compared to male paid employees +10.4%
2017 -0.2377 compared to male paid employees -14.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.3023 compared to male paid employees -0.3445 compared to male paid employees -0.2687 compared to male paid employees 8
2010s -0.2688 compared to male paid employees -0.2962 compared to male paid employees -0.2377 compared to male paid employees 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 7 Paraguay -0.2096 compared to male paid employees compare
  2. 8 El Salvador -0.2194 compared to male paid employees compare
  3. 9 Guatemala -0.2216 compared to male paid employees compare
  4. 11 Ecuador -0.265 compared to male paid employees compare
  5. 12 Jordan -0.2689 compared to male paid employees compare
  6. 13 Costa Rica -0.3203 compared to male paid employees compare

See the full ranking of 21 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Brazil?
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Brazil was -0.2377 compared to male paid employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was -0.2377 compared to male paid employees in 2017.
What is the lowest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3445 compared to male paid employees in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education?
Brazil ranks 10th out of 21 countries with data for 2017.
Is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education (compared to male paid employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education (compared to male paid employees)
Unit
compared to male paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 248 data points, 2000–2020
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