Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Namibia

Namibia: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.9295 compared to all private employees in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
0.9295 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 48.0%
World rank
4th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1.79 compared to all private employees
in 2014
All-time low
0.9295 compared to all private employees
in 2015
Years of data
5
2008–2015

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Namibia, 2008–2015

00.511.522008201120152008: 1.2 compared to all private employees2012: 1.4 compared to all private employees2013: 1.4 compared to all private employees2014: 1.8 compared to all private employees2015: 0.929 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Namibia recorded 0.9295 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by gender: female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 48.0% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Namibia ranks 4th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.19 compared to all private employees 1.19 compared to all private employees 1.19 compared to all private employees 1
2010s 1.37 compared to all private employees 0.9295 compared to all private employees 1.79 compared to all private employees 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 1 Zambia 1.44 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 1.32 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 3 Colombia 0.993 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
  6. 7 Philippines 0.7492 compared to all private employees compare

See the full ranking of 60 places β†’

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All data for Namibia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Namibia?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Namibia was 0.9295 compared to all private employees in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.79 compared to all private employees in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9295 compared to all private employees in 2015.
How does Namibia rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Namibia ranks 4th out of 60 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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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