Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health in Colombia
Colombia: Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health was -0.1995 compared to male paid employees in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
-0.1995 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
up 20.1%
World rank
10th
of 23 countries
All-time high
-0.0872 compared to male paid employees
in 2002
All-time low
-0.3478 compared to male paid employees
in 2006
Years of data
17
2001–2017
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health in Colombia, 2001–2017
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: health in Colombia is -0.1995 compared to male paid employees, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Colombia peaked at -0.0872 compared to male paid employees in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.3478 compared to male paid employees, in 2006.
That places Colombia 10th out of 23 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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: Health in Colombia, year by year
| Year | compared to male paid employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -0.1669 compared to male paid employees | — |
| 2002 | -0.0872 compared to male paid employees | -47.8% |
| 2003 | -0.2625 compared to male paid employees | +201.0% |
| 2004 | -0.2972 compared to male paid employees | +13.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1992 compared to male paid employees | -33.0% |
| 2006 | -0.3478 compared to male paid employees | +74.6% |
| 2007 | -0.2704 compared to male paid employees | -22.2% |
| 2008 | -0.2539 compared to male paid employees | -6.1% |
| 2009 | -0.2144 compared to male paid employees | -15.5% |
| 2010 | -0.2157 compared to male paid employees | +0.6% |
| 2011 | -0.2749 compared to male paid employees | +27.5% |
| 2012 | -0.2388 compared to male paid employees | -13.2% |
| 2013 | -0.2356 compared to male paid employees | -1.3% |
| 2014 | -0.2837 compared to male paid employees | +20.4% |
| 2015 | -0.2542 compared to male paid employees | -10.4% |
| 2016 | -0.2498 compared to male paid employees | -1.8% |
| 2017 | -0.1995 compared to male paid employees | -20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.2333 compared to male paid employees | -0.3478 compared to male paid employees | -0.0872 compared to male paid employees | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.244 compared to male paid employees | -0.2837 compared to male paid employees | -0.1995 compared to male paid employees | 8 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 7 Guatemala -0.1382 compared to male paid employees compare
- 8 Ethiopia -0.1426 compared to male paid employees compare
- 9 Ecuador -0.1865 compared to male paid employees compare
- 11 Uruguay -0.2289 compared to male paid employees compare
- 12 Peru -0.2392 compared to male paid employees compare
- 13 Brazil -0.2578 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: health in Colombia?
- Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Colombia was -0.1995 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: health recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0872 compared to male paid employees in 2002.
- What is the lowest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3478 compared to male paid employees in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health?
- Colombia ranks 10th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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: Health (compared to male paid employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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