Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Colombia
Colombia: Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education was -0.3221 compared to male paid employees in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
-0.3221 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
down 27.5%
World rank
14th
of 21 countries
All-time high
-0.1541 compared to male paid employees
in 2005
All-time low
-0.3221 compared to male paid employees
in 2017
Years of data
17
2001–2017
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Colombia, 2001–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to male paid employees.
Analysis
In 2017, gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Colombia stood at -0.3221 compared to male paid employees. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Colombia peaked at -0.1541 compared to male paid employees in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.3221 compared to male paid employees, in 2017.
Colombia ranks 14th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Colombia, year by year
| Year | compared to male paid employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -0.2129 compared to male paid employees | — |
| 2002 | -0.1543 compared to male paid employees | -27.5% |
| 2003 | -0.2954 compared to male paid employees | +91.5% |
| 2004 | -0.2087 compared to male paid employees | -29.3% |
| 2005 | -0.1541 compared to male paid employees | -26.1% |
| 2006 | -0.2658 compared to male paid employees | +72.5% |
| 2007 | -0.2884 compared to male paid employees | +8.5% |
| 2008 | -0.2743 compared to male paid employees | -4.9% |
| 2009 | -0.2808 compared to male paid employees | +2.4% |
| 2010 | -0.2769 compared to male paid employees | -1.4% |
| 2011 | -0.2856 compared to male paid employees | +3.2% |
| 2012 | -0.2495 compared to male paid employees | -12.6% |
| 2013 | -0.2516 compared to male paid employees | +0.8% |
| 2014 | -0.2485 compared to male paid employees | -1.3% |
| 2015 | -0.2977 compared to male paid employees | +19.8% |
| 2016 | -0.2526 compared to male paid employees | -15.1% |
| 2017 | -0.3221 compared to male paid employees | +27.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.2372 compared to male paid employees | -0.2954 compared to male paid employees | -0.1541 compared to male paid employees | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.2731 compared to male paid employees | -0.3221 compared to male paid employees | -0.2485 compared to male paid employees | 8 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 11 Ecuador -0.265 compared to male paid employees compare
- 12 Jordan -0.2689 compared to male paid employees compare
- 13 Costa Rica -0.3203 compared to male paid employees compare
- 15 Pakistan -0.3232 compared to male paid employees compare
- 16 Ethiopia -0.3424 compared to male paid employees compare
- 17 South Africa -0.361 compared to male paid employees compare
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Colombia?
- Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Colombia was -0.3221 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1541 compared to male paid employees in 2005.
- What is the lowest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3221 compared to male paid employees in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education?
- Colombia ranks 14th out of 21 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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