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

Sri Lanka: Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health was 0.8426 compared to paid wage employees in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8426 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
up 38.1%
World rank
2nd
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.8426 compared to paid wage employees
in 2016
All-time low
0.0499 compared to paid wage employees
in 2003
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.46 compared to paid wage employees2003: 0.05 compared to paid wage employees2004: 0.661 compared to paid wage employees2007: 0.662 compared to paid wage employees2008: 0.66 compared to paid wage employees2009: 0.746 compared to paid wage employees2011: 0.175 compared to paid wage employees2012: 0.56 compared to paid wage employees2013: 0.381 compared to paid wage employees2014: 0.652 compared to paid wage employees2015: 0.61 compared to paid wage employees2016: 0.843 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: health in Sri Lanka stood at 0.8426 compared to paid wage employees. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 38.1% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8426 compared to paid wage employees in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0499 compared to paid wage employees, in 2003.

Sri Lanka ranks 2nd of 24 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees) in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2002 0.4605 compared to paid wage employees
2003 0.0499 compared to paid wage employees -89.2%
2004 0.6612 compared to paid wage employees +1226.0%
2007 0.6621 compared to paid wage employees +0.1%
2008 0.6602 compared to paid wage employees -0.3%
2009 0.7459 compared to paid wage employees +13.0%
2011 0.1748 compared to paid wage employees -76.6%
2012 0.5603 compared to paid wage employees +220.6%
2013 0.381 compared to paid wage employees -32.0%
2014 0.6521 compared to paid wage employees +71.2%
2015 0.6101 compared to paid wage employees -6.4%
2016 0.8426 compared to paid wage employees +38.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.54 compared to paid wage employees 0.0499 compared to paid wage employees 0.7459 compared to paid wage employees 6
2010s 0.5368 compared to paid wage employees 0.1748 compared to paid wage employees 0.8426 compared to paid wage employees 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 1 South Africa 1.26 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 3 Costa Rica 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 4 El Salvador 0.6692 compared to paid wage employees compare
  4. 5 Ecuador 0.5008 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 Sri Lanka?
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Sri Lanka was 0.8426 compared to paid wage employees in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8426 compared to paid wage employees in 2016.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0499 compared to paid wage employees in 2003.
How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health?
Sri Lanka ranks 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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