Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Tanzania

Tanzania: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.5317 compared to all private employees in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5317 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 51.5%
World rank
14th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1.81 compared to all private employees
in 2012
All-time low
0.5317 compared to all private employees
in 2020
Years of data
8
2000–2020

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Tanzania, 2000–2020

0.511.522000201020202000: 1.1 compared to all private employees2006: 1.1 compared to all private employees2009: 1.5 compared to all private employees2011: 0.965 compared to all private employees2012: 1.8 compared to all private employees2014: 0.607 compared to all private employees2018: 1.1 compared to all private employees2020: 0.532 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 0.5317 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by gender: female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 51.5% on the previous year and down 64.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Tanzania peaked at 1.81 compared to all private employees in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5317 compared to all private employees, in 2020.

Tanzania ranks 14th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees) in Tanzania, 2000 to 2020.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2000 1.09 compared to all private employees
2006 1.13 compared to all private employees +4.4%
2009 1.49 compared to all private employees +31.7%
2011 0.9649 compared to all private employees -35.3%
2012 1.81 compared to all private employees +88.0%
2014 0.6074 compared to all private employees -66.5%
2018 1.1 compared to all private employees +80.3%
2020 0.5317 compared to all private employees -51.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.24 compared to all private employees 1.09 compared to all private employees 1.49 compared to all private employees 3
2010s 1.12 compared to all private employees 0.6074 compared to all private employees 1.81 compared to all private employees 4
2020s 0.5317 compared to all private employees 0.5317 compared to all private employees 0.5317 compared to all private employees 1

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 11 Peru 0.5655 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 12 Bolivia 0.5525 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 13 Ecuador 0.5442 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 15 Dominican Republic 0.5037 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 16 Paraguay 0.5025 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 17 Ethiopia 0.4572 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Tanzania?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Tanzania was 0.5317 compared to all private employees in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 1.81 compared to all private employees in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5317 compared to all private employees in 2020.
How does Tanzania rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Tanzania ranks 14th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania 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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