Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education was -0.4485 compared to male paid employees in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
-0.4485 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 21 countries
All-time high
-0.2188 compared to male paid employees
in 2003
All-time low
-0.6262 compared to male paid employees
in 2008
Years of data
12
2002–2016
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, 2002–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to male paid employees.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded -0.4485 compared to male paid employees for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Sri Lanka peaked at -0.2188 compared to male paid employees in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.6262 compared to male paid employees, in 2008.
That places Sri Lanka 19th out of 21 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | compared to male paid employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -0.335 compared to male paid employees | — |
| 2003 | -0.2188 compared to male paid employees | -34.7% |
| 2004 | -0.2599 compared to male paid employees | +18.8% |
| 2007 | -0.4447 compared to male paid employees | +71.1% |
| 2008 | -0.6262 compared to male paid employees | +40.8% |
| 2009 | -0.4047 compared to male paid employees | -35.4% |
| 2011 | -0.3099 compared to male paid employees | -23.4% |
| 2012 | -0.3141 compared to male paid employees | +1.3% |
| 2013 | -0.2728 compared to male paid employees | -13.1% |
| 2014 | -0.4481 compared to male paid employees | +64.3% |
| 2015 | -0.4451 compared to male paid employees | -0.7% |
| 2016 | -0.4485 compared to male paid employees | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.3816 compared to male paid employees | -0.6262 compared to male paid employees | -0.2188 compared to male paid employees | 6 |
| 2010s | -0.3731 compared to male paid employees | -0.4485 compared to male paid employees | -0.2728 compared to male paid employees | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 16 Ethiopia -0.3424 compared to male paid employees compare
- 17 South Africa -0.361 compared to male paid employees compare
- 18 Australia -0.3943 compared to male paid employees compare
- 20 Dominican Republic -0.4812 compared to male paid employees compare
- 21 Palestine, State of -0.5298 compared to male paid employees compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Sri Lanka?
- Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education in Sri Lanka was -0.4485 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2188 compared to male paid employees in 2003.
- What is the lowest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6262 compared to male paid employees in 2008.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 19th out of 21 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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