Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education in Australia

Australia: Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education was -0.1701 compared to male paid employees in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
-0.1701 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
up 35.8%
World rank
20th
of 23 countries
All-time high
-0.1701 compared to male paid employees
in 2015
All-time low
-0.3717 compared to male paid employees
in 2002
Years of data
13
2002–2015

Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education in Australia, 2002–2015

-0.35-0.3-0.25-0.2-0.152002200820152002: -0.372 compared to male paid employees2003: -0.338 compared to male paid employees2004: -0.351 compared to male paid employees2006: -0.305 compared to male paid employees2007: -0.242 compared to male paid employees2008: -0.285 compared to male paid employees2009: -0.35 compared to male paid employees2010: -0.182 compared to male paid employees2011: -0.291 compared to male paid employees2012: -0.22 compared to male paid employees2013: -0.217 compared to male paid employees2014: -0.265 compared to male paid employees2015: -0.17 compared to male paid employees

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

Analysis

Australia recorded -0.1701 compared to male paid employees for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 35.8% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education in Australia peaked at -0.1701 compared to male paid employees in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.3717 compared to male paid employees, in 2002.

That places Australia 20th out of 23 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education (compared to male paid employees) in Australia, 2002 to 2015.
Year compared to male paid employees Change
2002 -0.3717 compared to male paid employees
2003 -0.3379 compared to male paid employees -9.1%
2004 -0.3508 compared to male paid employees +3.8%
2006 -0.3048 compared to male paid employees -13.1%
2007 -0.2417 compared to male paid employees -20.7%
2008 -0.285 compared to male paid employees +17.9%
2009 -0.3495 compared to male paid employees +22.7%
2010 -0.1816 compared to male paid employees -48.0%
2011 -0.2908 compared to male paid employees +60.1%
2012 -0.2202 compared to male paid employees -24.3%
2013 -0.2174 compared to male paid employees -1.3%
2014 -0.2649 compared to male paid employees +21.8%
2015 -0.1701 compared to male paid employees -35.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.3202 compared to male paid employees -0.3717 compared to male paid employees -0.2417 compared to male paid employees 7
2010s -0.2242 compared to male paid employees -0.2908 compared to male paid employees -0.1701 compared to male paid employees 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 17 Armenia -0.1439 compared to male paid employees compare
  2. 18 Chile -0.1611 compared to male paid employees compare
  3. 19 Peru -0.1621 compared to male paid employees compare
  4. 21 Ethiopia -0.1906 compared to male paid employees compare
  5. 22 Brazil -0.2186 compared to male paid employees compare
  6. 23 Russian Federation -0.2912 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 public sector, by industry: education in Australia?
Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education in Australia was -0.1701 compared to male paid employees in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was -0.1701 compared to male paid employees in 2015.
What is the lowest gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3717 compared to male paid employees in 2002.
How does Australia rank for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education?
Australia ranks 20th out of 23 countries with data for 2015.
Is gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Gender wage premium in the public 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 public 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
23 places, 257 data points, 2000–2021
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