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

Jordan: Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education was 0.3614 compared to paid wage employees in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.3614 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
down 26.8%
World rank
13th
of 23 countries
All-time high
1.01 compared to paid wage employees
in 2002
All-time low
0.3253 compared to paid wage employees
in 2007
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education in Jordan, 2002–2016

0.40.60.812002200920162002: 1 compared to paid wage employees2007: 0.325 compared to paid wage employees2008: 0.354 compared to paid wage employees2009: 0.382 compared to paid wage employees2010: 0.351 compared to paid wage employees2011: 0.413 compared to paid wage employees2012: 0.498 compared to paid wage employees2013: 0.515 compared to paid wage employees2014: 0.494 compared to paid wage employees2016: 0.361 compared to paid wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2016, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education in Jordan stood at 0.3614 compared to paid wage employees.

The figure is down 26.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education in Jordan peaked at 1.01 compared to paid wage employees in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3253 compared to paid wage employees, in 2007.

That places Jordan 13th out of 23 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education (compared to paid wage employees) in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2002 1.01 compared to paid wage employees
2007 0.3253 compared to paid wage employees -67.7%
2008 0.3543 compared to paid wage employees +8.9%
2009 0.3818 compared to paid wage employees +7.8%
2010 0.3509 compared to paid wage employees -8.1%
2011 0.4126 compared to paid wage employees +17.6%
2012 0.4981 compared to paid wage employees +20.7%
2013 0.5155 compared to paid wage employees +3.5%
2014 0.494 compared to paid wage employees -4.2%
2016 0.3614 compared to paid wage employees -26.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5172 compared to paid wage employees 0.3253 compared to paid wage employees 1.01 compared to paid wage employees 4
2010s 0.4387 compared to paid wage employees 0.3509 compared to paid wage employees 0.5155 compared to paid wage employees 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 10 Paraguay 0.4907 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 11 Peru 0.4397 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 12 Ecuador 0.4318 compared to paid wage employees compare
  4. 14 Ethiopia 0.2864 compared to paid wage employees compare
  5. 15 Uruguay 0.263 compared to paid wage employees compare
  6. 16 Honduras 0.2273 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 Jordan?
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education in Jordan was 0.3614 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 Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 compared to paid wage employees in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3253 compared to paid wage employees in 2007.
How does Jordan rank for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education?
Jordan ranks 13th out of 23 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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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