Australia vs European Union (25 countries): Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational over time
- Australia
- European Union (25 countries)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 88.54 Percentage of earnings of men workers against 83.11 Percentage of earnings of men workers in European Union (25 countries), a difference of 5.43 Percentage of earnings of men workers.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times European Union (25 countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was European Union (25 countries) ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and European Union (25 countries) ranks 4th of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and European Union (25 countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | European Union (25 countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.55 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 78.4 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 3.85 Percentage of earnings of men workers | European Union (25 countries) |
| 2010s | 77.25 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 80.37 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 3.12 Percentage of earnings of men workers | European Union (25 countries) |
| 2020s | 85.45 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 81.81 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 3.64 Percentage of earnings of men workers | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational, Australia or European Union (25 countries)?
- Australia, at 88.54 Percentage of earnings of men workers against 83.11 Percentage of earnings of men workers in European Union (25 countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational between Australia and European Union (25 countries)?
- 5.43 Percentage of earnings of men workers, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and European Union (25 countries)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Australia and European Union (25 countries) rank globally for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational?
- Australia ranks 6th and European Union (25 countries) ranks 4th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational attainment level — Relative earnings. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the gender differrences in earnings from employment, by age group, educational attainment level and work time arrangement. The baseline is men's earnings. The default table displays 2024 data (or the latest available year) on the earnings of 25-64 year-old full-time female workers as a percentage of the earnings of their male counterparts, by the three aggregated levels of educational attainment. The selection can be changed to display data by educational attainment, by age group and by work time arrangement (e.g. full- or part-time employment). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on September 29, 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.