Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru

Peru: Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
1
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
19th
of 28 countries
All-time high
1.82
in 2000
All-time low
1
in 2016
Years of data
17
1997–2016

Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru, 1997–2016

00.511.521997200620161997: 1.21998: 1.21999: 1.52000: 1.82001: 1.52002: 1.22005: 1.22006: 1.32007: 1.22009: 1.32010: 1.22011: 1.12012: 1.12013: 1.22014: 1.12015: 1.12016: 1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 1 for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru peaked at 1.82 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2016.

Peru ranks 19th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.3 1.15 1.52 3
2000s 1.38 1.21 1.82 7
2010s 1.1 1 1.17 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 16 Puerto Rico 1.21 compare
  2. 17 Paraguay 1.08 compare
  3. 18 Mexico 1.03 compare
  4. 20 Chile 1 compare
  5. 20 Ghana 1 compare
  6. 20 Thailand 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru?
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Peru was 1 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.82 in 2000.
What is the lowest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
How does Peru rank for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Peru ranks 19th out of 28 countries with data for 2016.
Is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 376 data points, 1970–2021
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