Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health in Jordan

Jordan: Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health was -0.1371 compared to male paid employees in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
-0.1371 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
up 37.8%
World rank
6th
of 23 countries
All-time high
-0.1371 compared to male paid employees
in 2016
All-time low
-0.2967 compared to male paid employees
in 2007
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health in Jordan, 2002–2016

-0.3-0.25-0.2-0.152002200920162002: -0.292 compared to male paid employees2007: -0.297 compared to male paid employees2008: -0.245 compared to male paid employees2009: -0.26 compared to male paid employees2010: -0.251 compared to male paid employees2011: -0.203 compared to male paid employees2012: -0.161 compared to male paid employees2013: -0.182 compared to male paid employees2014: -0.22 compared to male paid employees2016: -0.137 compared to male paid employees

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

Analysis

Jordan recorded -0.1371 compared to male paid employees for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in 2016. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.8% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Jordan peaked at -0.1371 compared to male paid employees in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.2967 compared to male paid employees, in 2007.

That places Jordan 6th out of 23 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health (compared to male paid employees) in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year compared to male paid employees Change
2002 -0.292 compared to male paid employees
2007 -0.2967 compared to male paid employees +1.6%
2008 -0.2446 compared to male paid employees -17.6%
2009 -0.2601 compared to male paid employees +6.3%
2010 -0.2509 compared to male paid employees -3.5%
2011 -0.203 compared to male paid employees -19.1%
2012 -0.1613 compared to male paid employees -20.5%
2013 -0.1824 compared to male paid employees +13.0%
2014 -0.2203 compared to male paid employees +20.8%
2016 -0.1371 compared to male paid employees -37.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.2733 compared to male paid employees -0.2967 compared to male paid employees -0.2446 compared to male paid employees 4
2010s -0.1925 compared to male paid employees -0.2509 compared to male paid employees -0.1371 compared to male paid employees 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 3 Pakistan -0.0721 compared to male paid employees compare
  2. 4 Paraguay -0.0944 compared to male paid employees compare
  3. 5 Philippines -0.1286 compared to male paid employees compare
  4. 7 Guatemala -0.1382 compared to male paid employees compare
  5. 8 Ethiopia -0.1426 compared to male paid employees compare
  6. 9 Ecuador -0.1865 compared to male paid employees compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Jordan?
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Jordan was -0.1371 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: health recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was -0.1371 compared to male paid employees in 2016.
What is the lowest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was -0.2967 compared to male paid employees in 2007.
How does Jordan rank for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health?
Jordan ranks 6th out of 23 countries with data for 2016.
Is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. 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: Health (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: Health (compared to male paid employees)
Unit
compared to male paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 261 data points, 2000–2021
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