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

Brazil: Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education was -0.2186 compared to male paid employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
-0.2186 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
22nd
of 23 countries
All-time high
-0.1986 compared to male paid employees
in 2014
All-time low
-0.2668 compared to male paid employees
in 2003
Years of data
13
2002–2017

Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education in Brazil, 2002–2017

-0.26-0.24-0.22-0.22002200920172002: -0.221 compared to male paid employees2003: -0.267 compared to male paid employees2004: -0.227 compared to male paid employees2005: -0.228 compared to male paid employees2006: -0.259 compared to male paid employees2007: -0.22 compared to male paid employees2008: -0.2 compared to male paid employees2009: -0.239 compared to male paid employees2011: -0.227 compared to male paid employees2012: -0.234 compared to male paid employees2014: -0.199 compared to male paid employees2015: -0.224 compared to male paid employees2017: -0.219 compared to male paid employees

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

Analysis

In 2017, gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education in Brazil stood at -0.2186 compared to male paid employees.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education in Brazil peaked at -0.1986 compared to male paid employees in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.2668 compared to male paid employees, in 2003.

Brazil ranks 22nd of 23 countries on this measure, 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 Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education (compared to male paid employees) in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year compared to male paid employees Change
2002 -0.221 compared to male paid employees
2003 -0.2668 compared to male paid employees +20.7%
2004 -0.2266 compared to male paid employees -15.0%
2005 -0.2283 compared to male paid employees +0.7%
2006 -0.2592 compared to male paid employees +13.6%
2007 -0.2204 compared to male paid employees -15.0%
2008 -0.1998 compared to male paid employees -9.3%
2009 -0.2385 compared to male paid employees +19.3%
2011 -0.2269 compared to male paid employees -4.9%
2012 -0.2341 compared to male paid employees +3.2%
2014 -0.1986 compared to male paid employees -15.2%
2015 -0.2238 compared to male paid employees +12.7%
2017 -0.2186 compared to male paid employees -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.2326 compared to male paid employees -0.2668 compared to male paid employees -0.1998 compared to male paid employees 8
2010s -0.2204 compared to male paid employees -0.2341 compared to male paid employees -0.1986 compared to male paid employees 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 19 Peru -0.1621 compared to male paid employees compare
  2. 20 Australia -0.1701 compared to male paid employees compare
  3. 21 Ethiopia -0.1906 compared to male paid employees compare
  4. 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 Brazil?
Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education in Brazil was -0.2186 compared to male paid employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was -0.1986 compared to male paid employees in 2014.
What is the lowest gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was -0.2668 compared to male paid employees in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education?
Brazil ranks 22nd out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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