Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Latvia
Latvia: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.1034 compared to all private employees in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
0.1034 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 22.3%
World rank
38th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.3149 compared to all private employees
in 2009
All-time low
0.0757 compared to all private employees
in 2015
Years of data
12
2007–2018
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Latvia, 2007–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to all private employees.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.1034 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by gender: female in 2018.
The figure is down 22.3% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Latvia peaked at 0.3149 compared to all private employees in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0757 compared to all private employees, in 2015.
Latvia ranks 38th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | compared to all private employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.1946 compared to all private employees | — |
| 2008 | 0.1294 compared to all private employees | -33.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3149 compared to all private employees | +143.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2001 compared to all private employees | -36.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2025 compared to all private employees | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1428 compared to all private employees | -29.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1685 compared to all private employees | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1051 compared to all private employees | -37.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0757 compared to all private employees | -28.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0783 compared to all private employees | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1331 compared to all private employees | +70.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1034 compared to all private employees | -22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.213 compared to all private employees | 0.1294 compared to all private employees | 0.3149 compared to all private employees | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1344 compared to all private employees | 0.0757 compared to all private employees | 0.2025 compared to all private employees | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 35 Viet Nam 0.155 compared to all private employees compare
- 36 Austria 0.1371 compared to all private employees compare
- 37 Italy 0.1304 compared to all private employees compare
- 39 Serbia 0.0984 compared to all private employees compare
- 40 Malta 0.0943 compared to all private employees compare
- 41 Romania 0.0888 compared to all private employees compare
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Latvia?
- Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Latvia was 0.1034 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3149 compared to all private employees in 2009.
- What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0757 compared to all private employees in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
- Latvia ranks 38th out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
- Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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