Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health in Peru

Peru: Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health was 0.4897 compared to paid wage employees in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.4897 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
up 46.9%
World rank
6th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.4897 compared to paid wage employees
in 2017
All-time low
-0.0773 compared to paid wage employees
in 2004
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health in Peru, 2000–2017

00.20.42000200820172000: 0.271 compared to paid wage employees2001: 0.251 compared to paid wage employees2002: -0.058 compared to paid wage employees2004: -0.077 compared to paid wage employees2005: -0.057 compared to paid wage employees2006: 0.187 compared to paid wage employees2007: 0.274 compared to paid wage employees2008: 0.185 compared to paid wage employees2009: 0.084 compared to paid wage employees2010: 0.393 compared to paid wage employees2011: 0.412 compared to paid wage employees2012: 0.18 compared to paid wage employees2013: 0.304 compared to paid wage employees2014: 0.292 compared to paid wage employees2015: 0.333 compared to paid wage employees2017: 0.49 compared to paid wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2017, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Peru stood at 0.4897 compared to paid wage employees. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.9% on the previous year and up 78.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Peru peaked at 0.4897 compared to paid wage employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.0773 compared to paid wage employees, in 2004.

Peru ranks 6th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees) in Peru, 2000 to 2017.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2000 0.2706 compared to paid wage employees
2001 0.2505 compared to paid wage employees -7.4%
2002 -0.0579 compared to paid wage employees -123.1%
2004 -0.0773 compared to paid wage employees +33.5%
2005 -0.0575 compared to paid wage employees -25.7%
2006 0.1871 compared to paid wage employees -425.5%
2007 0.2739 compared to paid wage employees +46.4%
2008 0.1854 compared to paid wage employees -32.3%
2009 0.0839 compared to paid wage employees -54.7%
2010 0.3928 compared to paid wage employees +368.2%
2011 0.4117 compared to paid wage employees +4.8%
2012 0.1801 compared to paid wage employees -56.3%
2013 0.3036 compared to paid wage employees +68.6%
2014 0.2915 compared to paid wage employees -4.0%
2015 0.3334 compared to paid wage employees +14.4%
2017 0.4897 compared to paid wage employees +46.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1176 compared to paid wage employees -0.0773 compared to paid wage employees 0.2739 compared to paid wage employees 9
2010s 0.3433 compared to paid wage employees 0.1801 compared to paid wage employees 0.4897 compared to paid wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 3 Costa Rica 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 4 El Salvador 0.6692 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 5 Ecuador 0.5008 compared to paid wage employees compare
  4. 7 Pakistan 0.4869 compared to paid wage employees compare
  5. 8 Colombia 0.3421 compared to paid wage employees compare
  6. 9 Ethiopia 0.3169 compared to paid wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Peru?
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Peru was 0.4897 compared to paid wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.4897 compared to paid wage employees in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0773 compared to paid wage employees in 2004.
How does Peru rank for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health?
Peru ranks 6th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (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: Health (compared to paid wage employees)
Unit
compared to paid wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 265 data points, 2000–2021
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