Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Guatemala

Guatemala: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.7932 compared to all private employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7932 compared to all private employees
World rank
6th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.7932 compared to all private employees
in 2017
All-time low
0.2875 compared to all private employees
in 2006
Years of data
7
2000–2017

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Guatemala, 2000–2017

00.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.505 compared to all private employees2002: 0.423 compared to all private employees2003: 0.448 compared to all private employees2004: 0.485 compared to all private employees2006: 0.288 compared to all private employees2011: 0.344 compared to all private employees2017: 0.793 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 0.7932 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by gender: female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 175.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Guatemala peaked at 0.7932 compared to all private employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2875 compared to all private employees, in 2006.

Guatemala ranks 6th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees) in Guatemala, 2000 to 2017.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2000 0.5054 compared to all private employees
2002 0.4228 compared to all private employees -16.3%
2003 0.4481 compared to all private employees +6.0%
2004 0.4854 compared to all private employees +8.3%
2006 0.2875 compared to all private employees -40.8%
2011 0.3438 compared to all private employees +19.5%
2017 0.7932 compared to all private employees +130.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4299 compared to all private employees 0.2875 compared to all private employees 0.5054 compared to all private employees 5
2010s 0.5685 compared to all private employees 0.3438 compared to all private employees 0.7932 compared to all private employees 2

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 3 Colombia 0.993 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 4 Namibia 0.9295 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 5 Sri Lanka 0.9141 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 7 Philippines 0.7492 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 8 Costa Rica 0.6897 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 9 Palestine, State of 0.6834 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Guatemala?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Guatemala was 0.7932 compared to all private employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.7932 compared to all private employees in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2875 compared to all private employees in 2006.
How does Guatemala rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Guatemala ranks 6th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 175.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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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