Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education in Colombia

Colombia: Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education was 0.6925 compared to paid wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6925 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
7th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.6993 compared to paid wage employees
in 2016
All-time low
0.2674 compared to paid wage employees
in 2004
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education in Colombia, 2001–2017

00.20.40.62001200920172001: 0.522 compared to paid wage employees2002: 0.386 compared to paid wage employees2003: 0.416 compared to paid wage employees2004: 0.267 compared to paid wage employees2005: 0.358 compared to paid wage employees2006: 0.472 compared to paid wage employees2007: 0.395 compared to paid wage employees2008: 0.486 compared to paid wage employees2009: 0.534 compared to paid wage employees2010: 0.643 compared to paid wage employees2011: 0.633 compared to paid wage employees2012: 0.652 compared to paid wage employees2013: 0.659 compared to paid wage employees2014: 0.633 compared to paid wage employees2015: 0.623 compared to paid wage employees2016: 0.699 compared to paid wage employees2017: 0.692 compared to paid wage employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to paid wage employees.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.6925 compared to paid wage employees for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education in Colombia peaked at 0.6993 compared to paid wage employees in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2674 compared to paid wage employees, in 2004.

That places Colombia 7th out of 23 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education (compared to paid wage employees) in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2001 0.5222 compared to paid wage employees
2002 0.3858 compared to paid wage employees -26.1%
2003 0.4158 compared to paid wage employees +7.8%
2004 0.2674 compared to paid wage employees -35.7%
2005 0.3578 compared to paid wage employees +33.8%
2006 0.4716 compared to paid wage employees +31.8%
2007 0.3953 compared to paid wage employees -16.2%
2008 0.4856 compared to paid wage employees +22.8%
2009 0.5338 compared to paid wage employees +9.9%
2010 0.6429 compared to paid wage employees +20.4%
2011 0.6331 compared to paid wage employees -1.5%
2012 0.6516 compared to paid wage employees +2.9%
2013 0.6591 compared to paid wage employees +1.2%
2014 0.6327 compared to paid wage employees -4.0%
2015 0.6228 compared to paid wage employees -1.6%
2016 0.6993 compared to paid wage employees +12.3%
2017 0.6925 compared to paid wage employees -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4261 compared to paid wage employees 0.2674 compared to paid wage employees 0.5338 compared to paid wage employees 9
2010s 0.6543 compared to paid wage employees 0.6228 compared to paid wage employees 0.6993 compared to paid wage employees 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 4 Palestine, State of 0.9234 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 5 Guatemala 0.775 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 6 El Salvador 0.7024 compared to paid wage employees compare
  4. 8 Costa Rica 0.5979 compared to paid wage employees compare
  5. 9 Philippines 0.5654 compared to paid wage employees compare
  6. 10 Paraguay 0.4907 compared to paid wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education in Colombia?
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education in Colombia was 0.6925 compared to paid wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6993 compared to paid wage employees in 2016.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2674 compared to paid wage employees in 2004.
How does Colombia rank for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education?
Colombia ranks 7th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education (compared to paid wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education (compared to paid wage employees)
Unit
compared to paid wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 259 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed