Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Spain

Spain: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.2433 compared to all private employees in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.2433 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 24.2%
World rank
27th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.4185 compared to all private employees
in 2015
All-time low
0.2433 compared to all private employees
in 2018
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Spain, 2006–2018

00.10.20.30.42006201220182006: 0.266 compared to all private employees2007: 0.314 compared to all private employees2008: 0.367 compared to all private employees2009: 0.344 compared to all private employees2010: 0.353 compared to all private employees2011: 0.386 compared to all private employees2012: 0.292 compared to all private employees2013: 0.29 compared to all private employees2014: 0.275 compared to all private employees2015: 0.418 compared to all private employees2016: 0.353 compared to all private employees2017: 0.321 compared to all private employees2018: 0.243 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

In 2018, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Spain stood at 0.2433 compared to all private employees. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.2% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Spain peaked at 0.4185 compared to all private employees in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2433 compared to all private employees, in 2018.

Spain ranks 27th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3228 compared to all private employees 0.2658 compared to all private employees 0.3675 compared to all private employees 4
2010s 0.3258 compared to all private employees 0.2433 compared to all private employees 0.4185 compared to all private employees 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 24 Australia 0.3468 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 25 Mexico 0.2838 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 26 Brazil 0.2765 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 28 Jordan 0.238 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 29 Ireland 0.1932 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 30 Greece 0.1847 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Spain?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Spain was 0.2433 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.4185 compared to all private employees in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2433 compared to all private employees in 2018.
How does Spain rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Spain ranks 27th out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain 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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