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

Dominican Republic: Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education was -0.4812 compared to male paid employees in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
-0.4812 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
down 43.2%
World rank
20th
of 21 countries
All-time high
-0.1161 compared to male paid employees
in 2010
All-time low
-0.4917 compared to male paid employees
in 2006
Years of data
16
2001–2019

Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Dominican Republic, 2001–2019

-0.5-0.4-0.3-0.2-0.12001201020192001: -0.343 compared to male paid employees2002: -0.214 compared to male paid employees2003: -0.312 compared to male paid employees2004: -0.328 compared to male paid employees2005: -0.225 compared to male paid employees2006: -0.492 compared to male paid employees2007: -0.337 compared to male paid employees2008: -0.347 compared to male paid employees2009: -0.376 compared to male paid employees2010: -0.116 compared to male paid employees2011: -0.434 compared to male paid employees2012: -0.216 compared to male paid employees2013: -0.336 compared to male paid employees2015: -0.473 compared to male paid employees2018: -0.336 compared to male paid employees2019: -0.481 compared to male paid employees

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

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded -0.4812 compared to male paid employees for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in 2019.

That represents a change of down 43.2% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Dominican Republic peaked at -0.1161 compared to male paid employees in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.4917 compared to male paid employees, in 2006.

Dominican Republic ranks 20th of 21 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education (compared to male paid employees) in Dominican Republic, 2001 to 2019.
Year compared to male paid employees Change
2001 -0.3434 compared to male paid employees
2002 -0.2136 compared to male paid employees -37.8%
2003 -0.3117 compared to male paid employees +46.0%
2004 -0.328 compared to male paid employees +5.2%
2005 -0.2251 compared to male paid employees -31.4%
2006 -0.4917 compared to male paid employees +118.4%
2007 -0.3366 compared to male paid employees -31.5%
2008 -0.3471 compared to male paid employees +3.1%
2009 -0.3762 compared to male paid employees +8.4%
2010 -0.1161 compared to male paid employees -69.2%
2011 -0.4338 compared to male paid employees +273.7%
2012 -0.2162 compared to male paid employees -50.1%
2013 -0.3364 compared to male paid employees +55.6%
2015 -0.4728 compared to male paid employees +40.5%
2018 -0.336 compared to male paid employees -28.9%
2019 -0.4812 compared to male paid employees +43.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.3304 compared to male paid employees -0.4917 compared to male paid employees -0.2136 compared to male paid employees 9
2010s -0.3418 compared to male paid employees -0.4812 compared to male paid employees -0.1161 compared to male paid employees 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 17 South Africa -0.361 compared to male paid employees compare
  2. 18 Australia -0.3943 compared to male paid employees compare
  3. 19 Sri Lanka -0.4485 compared to male paid employees compare
  4. 21 Palestine, State of -0.5298 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 Dominican Republic?
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Dominican Republic was -0.4812 compared to male paid employees in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was -0.1161 compared to male paid employees in 2010.
What is the lowest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was -0.4917 compared to male paid employees in 2006.
How does Dominican Republic rank for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education?
Dominican Republic ranks 20th out of 21 countries with data for 2019.
Is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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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