Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Colombia

Colombia: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.993 compared to all private employees in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.993 compared to all private employees
Change on year
up 19.6%
World rank
3rd
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.993 compared to all private employees
in 2020
All-time low
0.5106 compared to all private employees
in 2005
Years of data
18
2001–2020

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Colombia, 2001–2020

00.20.40.60.812001201020202001: 0.56 compared to all private employees2002: 0.585 compared to all private employees2003: 0.608 compared to all private employees2004: 0.512 compared to all private employees2005: 0.511 compared to all private employees2006: 0.602 compared to all private employees2007: 0.552 compared to all private employees2008: 0.567 compared to all private employees2009: 0.619 compared to all private employees2010: 0.728 compared to all private employees2011: 0.782 compared to all private employees2012: 0.829 compared to all private employees2013: 0.849 compared to all private employees2014: 0.795 compared to all private employees2015: 0.822 compared to all private employees2016: 0.9 compared to all private employees2017: 0.831 compared to all private employees2020: 0.993 compared to all private employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to all private employees.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Colombia stood at 0.993 compared to all private employees. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Colombia peaked at 0.993 compared to all private employees in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5106 compared to all private employees, in 2005.

That places Colombia 3rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees) in Colombia, 2001 to 2020.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2001 0.56 compared to all private employees
2002 0.5853 compared to all private employees +4.5%
2003 0.6083 compared to all private employees +3.9%
2004 0.5119 compared to all private employees -15.8%
2005 0.5106 compared to all private employees -0.3%
2006 0.602 compared to all private employees +17.9%
2007 0.552 compared to all private employees -8.3%
2008 0.5669 compared to all private employees +2.7%
2009 0.6188 compared to all private employees +9.2%
2010 0.7282 compared to all private employees +17.7%
2011 0.7824 compared to all private employees +7.4%
2012 0.8288 compared to all private employees +5.9%
2013 0.849 compared to all private employees +2.4%
2014 0.7947 compared to all private employees -6.4%
2015 0.8223 compared to all private employees +3.5%
2016 0.8996 compared to all private employees +9.4%
2017 0.8306 compared to all private employees -7.7%
2020 0.993 compared to all private employees +19.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5684 compared to all private employees 0.5106 compared to all private employees 0.6188 compared to all private employees 9
2010s 0.8169 compared to all private employees 0.7282 compared to all private employees 0.8996 compared to all private employees 8
2020s 0.993 compared to all private employees 0.993 compared to all private employees 0.993 compared to all private employees 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Zambia 1.44 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 1.32 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 4 Namibia 0.9295 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 5 Sri Lanka 0.9141 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 6 Guatemala 0.7932 compared to all private employees compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Colombia?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Colombia was 0.993 compared to all private employees in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.993 compared to all private employees in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5106 compared to all private employees in 2005.
How does Colombia rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Colombia ranks 3rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 741 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed