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

Peru: Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Health was -0.2406 compared to male paid employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
-0.2406 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
down 435.6%
World rank
20th
of 23 countries
All-time high
-0.0449 compared to male paid employees
in 2015
All-time low
-0.4258 compared to male paid employees
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2017

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

-0.4-0.3-0.2-0.1-02000200820172000: -0.426 compared to male paid employees2001: -0.32 compared to male paid employees2002: -0.227 compared to male paid employees2004: -0.258 compared to male paid employees2005: -0.204 compared to male paid employees2006: -0.271 compared to male paid employees2007: -0.103 compared to male paid employees2008: -0.168 compared to male paid employees2009: -0.238 compared to male paid employees2010: -0.101 compared to male paid employees2011: -0.137 compared to male paid employees2012: -0.172 compared to male paid employees2013: -0.084 compared to male paid employees2014: -0.123 compared to male paid employees2015: -0.045 compared to male paid employees2017: -0.241 compared to male paid employees

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

Analysis

Peru recorded -0.2406 compared to male paid employees for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health in 2017.

The figure is down 435.6% on the previous year and down 134.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health in Peru peaked at -0.0449 compared to male paid employees in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.4258 compared to male paid employees, in 2000.

Peru ranks 20th of 23 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Health (compared to male paid employees) in Peru, 2000 to 2017.
Year compared to male paid employees Change
2000 -0.4258 compared to male paid employees
2001 -0.3204 compared to male paid employees -24.8%
2002 -0.2272 compared to male paid employees -29.1%
2004 -0.258 compared to male paid employees +13.6%
2005 -0.2044 compared to male paid employees -20.8%
2006 -0.271 compared to male paid employees +32.6%
2007 -0.1028 compared to male paid employees -62.1%
2008 -0.1684 compared to male paid employees +63.8%
2009 -0.2384 compared to male paid employees +41.5%
2010 -0.1014 compared to male paid employees -57.5%
2011 -0.137 compared to male paid employees +35.1%
2012 -0.1719 compared to male paid employees +25.5%
2013 -0.084 compared to male paid employees -51.1%
2014 -0.1231 compared to male paid employees +46.6%
2015 -0.0449 compared to male paid employees -63.5%
2017 -0.2406 compared to male paid employees +435.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.2463 compared to male paid employees -0.4258 compared to male paid employees -0.1028 compared to male paid employees 9
2010s -0.129 compared to male paid employees -0.2406 compared to male paid employees -0.0449 compared to male paid employees 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 17 Colombia -0.2284 compared to male paid employees compare
  2. 18 Palestine, State of -0.2333 compared to male paid employees compare
  3. 19 Costa Rica -0.2346 compared to male paid employees compare
  4. 21 Ethiopia -0.255 compared to male paid employees compare
  5. 22 Chile -0.268 compared to male paid employees compare
  6. 23 Paraguay -0.4596 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 Peru?
Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health in Peru was -0.2406 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was -0.0449 compared to male paid employees in 2015.
What is the lowest gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was -0.4258 compared to male paid employees in 2000.
How does Peru rank for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health?
Peru ranks 20th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 134.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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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