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
Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education in Australia, 2002–2015
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 17 Armenia -0.1439 compared to male paid employees compare
- 18 Chile -0.1611 compared to male paid employees compare
- 19 Peru -0.1621 compared to male paid employees compare
- 21 Ethiopia -0.1906 compared to male paid employees compare
- 22 Brazil -0.2186 compared to male paid employees compare
- 23 Russian Federation -0.2912 compared to male paid employees compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
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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