Public to private wage gap, aged 15-24 by country
Countries reporting
28
Highest
2.59
Rwanda
Lowest
0.7501
South Africa
Median
1.35
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
381
What the numbers show
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 2.59 in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.7501 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.35, and the mean is 1.47.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 79.7%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 55.4%).
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 2.59 | 2021 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 2 | Uganda | 2.14 | 2016 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 3 | Ghana | 2 | 2016 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 4 | Guatemala | 1.86 | 2011 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 1.84 | 2016 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 1.84 | 2020 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 1.8 | 2017 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 1.67 | 2016 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 1.67 | 2015 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | 1.63 | 2005 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 1.53 | 2019 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 12 | Tanzania | 1.45 | 2020 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 13 | Honduras | 1.39 | 2017 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 1.36 | 2020 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 15 | Jordan | 1.35 | 2016 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 1.32 | 2021 | down 31.5% | flat |
| 17 | Mauritius | 1.3 | 2012 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 18 | Peru | 1.29 | 2016 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 19 | Panama | 1.28 | 2018 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 20 | Paraguay | 1.26 | 2017 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 21 | Chile | 1.22 | 2017 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 22 | Georgia | 1.2 | 2013 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 1.16 | 2020 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 24 | Palestine | 1.15 | 2007 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 25 | Thailand | 1.11 | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 26 | Egypt | 1 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 0.8929 | 2013 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 0.7501 | 2020 | down 55.4% | falling |