Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Health in Ecuador

Ecuador: Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Health was -0.0509 compared to male paid employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
-0.0509 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
up 46.4%
World rank
8th
of 23 countries
All-time high
-0.05 compared to male paid employees
in 2006
All-time low
-0.2721 compared to male paid employees
in 2008
Years of data
13
2000–2017

Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Health in Ecuador, 2000–2017

-0.25-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.052000200820172000: -0.172 compared to male paid employees2003: -0.245 compared to male paid employees2004: -0.099 compared to male paid employees2005: -0.145 compared to male paid employees2006: -0.05 compared to male paid employees2007: -0.096 compared to male paid employees2008: -0.272 compared to male paid employees2009: -0.249 compared to male paid employees2010: -0.272 compared to male paid employees2012: -0.213 compared to male paid employees2014: -0.11 compared to male paid employees2015: -0.095 compared to male paid employees2017: -0.051 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: health in Ecuador stood at -0.0509 compared to male paid employees.

That represents a change of up 46.4% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health in Ecuador peaked at -0.05 compared to male paid employees in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.2721 compared to male paid employees, in 2008.

Ecuador ranks 8th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Health in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Health (compared to male paid employees) in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year compared to male paid employees Change
2000 -0.1724 compared to male paid employees
2003 -0.2449 compared to male paid employees +42.1%
2004 -0.0988 compared to male paid employees -59.6%
2005 -0.145 compared to male paid employees +46.7%
2006 -0.05 compared to male paid employees -65.5%
2007 -0.0963 compared to male paid employees +92.7%
2008 -0.2721 compared to male paid employees +182.5%
2009 -0.249 compared to male paid employees -8.5%
2010 -0.2716 compared to male paid employees +9.1%
2012 -0.2127 compared to male paid employees -21.7%
2014 -0.1103 compared to male paid employees -48.2%
2015 -0.095 compared to male paid employees -13.9%
2017 -0.0509 compared to male paid employees -46.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.1661 compared to male paid employees -0.2721 compared to male paid employees -0.05 compared to male paid employees 8
2010s -0.1481 compared to male paid employees -0.2716 compared to male paid employees -0.0509 compared to male paid employees 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 5 Honduras -0.0345 compared to male paid employees compare
  2. 6 Pakistan -0.0458 compared to male paid employees compare
  3. 7 El Salvador -0.0485 compared to male paid employees compare
  4. 9 Dominican Republic -0.074 compared to male paid employees compare
  5. 10 Jordan -0.1062 compared to male paid employees compare
  6. 11 Argentina -0.1237 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: health in Ecuador?
Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health in Ecuador was -0.0509 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: health recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was -0.05 compared to male paid employees in 2006.
What is the lowest gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was -0.2721 compared to male paid employees in 2008.
How does Ecuador rank for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health?
Ecuador ranks 8th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Gender wage premium in the public 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 public 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, 259 data points, 2000–2021
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