Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Cyprus

Cyprus: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.1557 compared to all private employees in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1557 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 49.2%
World rank
34th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.5378 compared to all private employees
in 2014
All-time low
0.1557 compared to all private employees
in 2018
Years of data
14
2005–2018

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Cyprus, 2005–2018

0.20.30.40.52005201120182005: 0.364 compared to all private employees2006: 0.416 compared to all private employees2007: 0.425 compared to all private employees2008: 0.457 compared to all private employees2009: 0.486 compared to all private employees2010: 0.457 compared to all private employees2011: 0.464 compared to all private employees2012: 0.527 compared to all private employees2013: 0.466 compared to all private employees2014: 0.538 compared to all private employees2015: 0.436 compared to all private employees2016: 0.238 compared to all private employees2017: 0.307 compared to all private employees2018: 0.156 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 0.1557 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by gender: female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 49.2% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Cyprus peaked at 0.5378 compared to all private employees in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1557 compared to all private employees, in 2018.

That places Cyprus 34th out of 60 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4296 compared to all private employees 0.3644 compared to all private employees 0.4857 compared to all private employees 5
2010s 0.3986 compared to all private employees 0.1557 compared to all private employees 0.5378 compared to all private employees 9

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 31 Chile 0.1715 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 32 Estonia 0.1677 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 33 Lithuania 0.1618 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 35 Viet Nam 0.155 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 36 Austria 0.1371 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 37 Italy 0.1304 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Cyprus?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Cyprus was 0.1557 compared to all private employees in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 0.5378 compared to all private employees in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1557 compared to all private employees in 2018.
How does Cyprus rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Cyprus ranks 34th out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus 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
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