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

Ecuador: Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education was -0.265 compared to male paid employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
-0.265 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
down 29.3%
World rank
11th
of 21 countries
All-time high
-0.1322 compared to male paid employees
in 2012
All-time low
-0.3068 compared to male paid employees
in 2004
Years of data
13
2000–2017

Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Ecuador, 2000–2017

-0.3-0.25-0.2-0.152000200820172000: -0.292 compared to male paid employees2003: -0.288 compared to male paid employees2004: -0.307 compared to male paid employees2005: -0.289 compared to male paid employees2006: -0.222 compared to male paid employees2007: -0.291 compared to male paid employees2008: -0.236 compared to male paid employees2009: -0.224 compared to male paid employees2010: -0.141 compared to male paid employees2012: -0.132 compared to male paid employees2014: -0.238 compared to male paid employees2015: -0.205 compared to male paid employees2017: -0.265 compared to male paid employees

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded -0.265 compared to male paid employees for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in 2017.

The figure is down 29.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Ecuador peaked at -0.1322 compared to male paid employees in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.3068 compared to male paid employees, in 2004.

That places Ecuador 11th out of 21 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education (compared to male paid employees) in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year compared to male paid employees Change
2000 -0.292 compared to male paid employees
2003 -0.2884 compared to male paid employees -1.2%
2004 -0.3068 compared to male paid employees +6.4%
2005 -0.289 compared to male paid employees -5.8%
2006 -0.2224 compared to male paid employees -23.0%
2007 -0.2907 compared to male paid employees +30.7%
2008 -0.2362 compared to male paid employees -18.7%
2009 -0.2243 compared to male paid employees -5.0%
2010 -0.1406 compared to male paid employees -37.3%
2012 -0.1322 compared to male paid employees -6.0%
2014 -0.2378 compared to male paid employees +79.9%
2015 -0.205 compared to male paid employees -13.8%
2017 -0.265 compared to male paid employees +29.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.2687 compared to male paid employees -0.3068 compared to male paid employees -0.2224 compared to male paid employees 8
2010s -0.1961 compared to male paid employees -0.265 compared to male paid employees -0.1322 compared to male paid employees 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 8 El Salvador -0.2194 compared to male paid employees compare
  2. 9 Guatemala -0.2216 compared to male paid employees compare
  3. 10 Brazil -0.2377 compared to male paid employees compare
  4. 12 Jordan -0.2689 compared to male paid employees compare
  5. 13 Costa Rica -0.3203 compared to male paid employees compare
  6. 14 Colombia -0.3221 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 Ecuador?
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Ecuador was -0.265 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 Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was -0.1322 compared to male paid employees in 2012.
What is the lowest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3068 compared to male paid employees in 2004.
How does Ecuador rank for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education?
Ecuador ranks 11th out of 21 countries with data for 2017.
Is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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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