Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Jordan
Jordan: Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education was -0.2689 compared to male paid employees in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Jordan, 2002–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to male paid employees.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Jordan is -0.2689 compared to male paid employees, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Jordan peaked at -0.2689 compared to male paid employees in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.5226 compared to male paid employees, in 2002.
Jordan ranks 12th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Jordan, year by year
| Year | compared to male paid employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -0.5226 compared to male paid employees | — |
| 2007 | -0.4463 compared to male paid employees | -14.6% |
| 2008 | -0.4039 compared to male paid employees | -9.5% |
| 2009 | -0.4579 compared to male paid employees | +13.4% |
| 2010 | -0.4022 compared to male paid employees | -12.2% |
| 2011 | -0.3803 compared to male paid employees | -5.4% |
| 2012 | -0.3744 compared to male paid employees | -1.6% |
| 2013 | -0.4026 compared to male paid employees | +7.6% |
| 2014 | -0.3502 compared to male paid employees | -13.0% |
| 2016 | -0.2689 compared to male paid employees | -23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.4576 compared to male paid employees | -0.5226 compared to male paid employees | -0.4039 compared to male paid employees | 4 |
| 2010s | -0.3631 compared to male paid employees | -0.4026 compared to male paid employees | -0.2689 compared to male paid employees | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 9 Guatemala -0.2216 compared to male paid employees compare
- 10 Brazil -0.2377 compared to male paid employees compare
- 11 Ecuador -0.265 compared to male paid employees compare
- 13 Costa Rica -0.3203 compared to male paid employees compare
- 14 Colombia -0.3221 compared to male paid employees compare
- 15 Pakistan -0.3232 compared to male paid employees compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Jordan?
- Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Jordan was -0.2689 compared to male paid employees in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2689 compared to male paid employees in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5226 compared to male paid employees in 2002.
- How does Jordan rank for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education?
- Jordan ranks 12th out of 21 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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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