Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Turkey

Turkey: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.4068 compared to all private employees in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
0.4068 compared to all private employees
World rank
19th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.7177 compared to all private employees
in 2005
All-time low
0.4068 compared to all private employees
in 2010
Years of data
5
2002–2010

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Turkey, 2002–2010

00.20.40.60.82002200620102002: 0.691 compared to all private employees2003: 0.516 compared to all private employees2004: 0.683 compared to all private employees2005: 0.718 compared to all private employees2010: 0.407 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Turkey recorded 0.4068 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by gender: female in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Turkey peaked at 0.7177 compared to all private employees in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4068 compared to all private employees, in 2010.

That places Turkey 19th out of 60 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees) in Turkey, 2002 to 2010.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2002 0.6911 compared to all private employees
2003 0.516 compared to all private employees -25.3%
2004 0.6834 compared to all private employees +32.4%
2005 0.7177 compared to all private employees +5.0%
2010 0.4068 compared to all private employees -43.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6521 compared to all private employees 0.516 compared to all private employees 0.7177 compared to all private employees 4
2010s 0.4068 compared to all private employees 0.4068 compared to all private employees 0.4068 compared to all private employees 1

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 16 Paraguay 0.5025 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 17 Ethiopia 0.4572 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 18 Panama 0.4086 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 20 Uruguay 0.3954 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 21 Honduras 0.3601 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 22 Luxembourg 0.3577 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Turkey?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Turkey was 0.4068 compared to all private employees in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.7177 compared to all private employees in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4068 compared to all private employees in 2010.
How does Turkey rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Turkey ranks 19th out of 60 countries with data for 2010.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey 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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