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

Ethiopia: Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education was 0.2864 compared to paid wage employees in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2864 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
14th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.7226 compared to paid wage employees
in 2006
All-time low
0.1969 compared to paid wage employees
in 2013
Years of data
12
2003–2016

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education in Ethiopia, 2003–2016

0.20.40.60.82003200920162003: 0.47 compared to paid wage employees2004: 0.684 compared to paid wage employees2005: 0.356 compared to paid wage employees2006: 0.723 compared to paid wage employees2009: 0.679 compared to paid wage employees2010: 0.361 compared to paid wage employees2011: 0.211 compared to paid wage employees2012: 0.253 compared to paid wage employees2013: 0.197 compared to paid wage employees2014: 0.302 compared to paid wage employees2015: 0.254 compared to paid wage employees2016: 0.286 compared to paid wage employees

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education in Ethiopia is 0.2864 compared to paid wage employees, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education in Ethiopia peaked at 0.7226 compared to paid wage employees in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1969 compared to paid wage employees, in 2013.

Ethiopia ranks 14th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education (compared to paid wage employees) in Ethiopia, 2003 to 2016.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2003 0.4704 compared to paid wage employees
2004 0.684 compared to paid wage employees +45.4%
2005 0.356 compared to paid wage employees -48.0%
2006 0.7226 compared to paid wage employees +103.0%
2009 0.6794 compared to paid wage employees -6.0%
2010 0.3607 compared to paid wage employees -46.9%
2011 0.2112 compared to paid wage employees -41.5%
2012 0.2528 compared to paid wage employees +19.7%
2013 0.1969 compared to paid wage employees -22.1%
2014 0.3025 compared to paid wage employees +53.6%
2015 0.2542 compared to paid wage employees -16.0%
2016 0.2864 compared to paid wage employees +12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5825 compared to paid wage employees 0.356 compared to paid wage employees 0.7226 compared to paid wage employees 5
2010s 0.2664 compared to paid wage employees 0.1969 compared to paid wage employees 0.3607 compared to paid wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 11 Peru 0.4397 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 12 Ecuador 0.4318 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 13 Jordan 0.3614 compared to paid wage employees compare
  4. 15 Uruguay 0.263 compared to paid wage employees compare
  5. 16 Honduras 0.2273 compared to paid wage employees compare
  6. 17 Australia 0.1294 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 Ethiopia?
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education in Ethiopia was 0.2864 compared to paid wage employees in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7226 compared to paid wage employees in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1969 compared to paid wage employees in 2013.
How does Ethiopia rank for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education?
Ethiopia ranks 14th out of 23 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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
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