Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education (compared to paid wage employees) by country
Countries reporting
23
Highest
1.63 compared to paid wage employees
Pakistan
Lowest
-0.2954 compared to paid wage employees
Republic of Moldova
Median
0.4318 compared to paid wage employees
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
259
What the numbers show
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education (compared to paid wage employees) is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 1.63 compared to paid wage employees in Pakistan; the lowest is -0.2954 compared to paid wage employees in Republic of Moldova.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4318 compared to paid wage employees, and the mean is 0.4442 compared to paid wage employees.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Brazil (up 6,176.2%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 563.1%).
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 1.63 compared to paid wage employees | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 1.29 compared to paid wage employees | 2019 | up 237.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 1.04 compared to paid wage employees | 2016 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 4 | Palestine, State of | 0.9234 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Guatemala | 0.775 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 6 | El Salvador | 0.7024 compared to paid wage employees | 2014 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 7 | Colombia | 0.6925 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 0.5979 compared to paid wage employees | 2015 | up 479.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Philippines | 0.5654 compared to paid wage employees | 2014 | up 1,526.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Paraguay | 0.4907 compared to paid wage employees | 2010 | up 171.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Peru | 0.4397 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | up 630.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Ecuador | 0.4318 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 13 | Jordan | 0.3614 compared to paid wage employees | 2016 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 0.2864 compared to paid wage employees | 2016 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 15 | Uruguay | 0.263 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Honduras | 0.2273 compared to paid wage employees | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 0.1294 compared to paid wage employees | 2015 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Brazil | 0.0983 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | up 6,176.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Argentina | 0.0137 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | up 182.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Chile | -0.0544 compared to paid wage employees | 2015 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Russian Federation | -0.1533 compared to paid wage employees | 2011 | down 563.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Armenia | -0.2457 compared to paid wage employees | 2021 | down 232.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Republic of Moldova | -0.2954 compared to paid wage employees | 2012 | down 60.5% | falling |