Canada vs Germany: Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Canada currently reports 76.81 Percentage of earnings of men workers against 72.19 Percentage of earnings of men workers in Germany, a difference of 4.62 Percentage of earnings of men workers.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Germany ahead.
Canada ranks 23rd and Germany ranks 26th of 27 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.22 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 76.74 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 4.52 Percentage of earnings of men workers | Germany |
| 2020s | 76.86 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 76.82 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 0.0314 Percentage of earnings of men workers | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational, Canada or Germany?
- Canada, at 76.81 Percentage of earnings of men workers against 72.19 Percentage of earnings of men workers in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational between Canada and Germany?
- 4.62 Percentage of earnings of men workers, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational?
- Canada ranks 23rd and Germany ranks 26th 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 β 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).</p><p>Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on September 29, 2026.</p><p>For more information, please consult the <a href=https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/education-at-a-glance_19991487.html><i>Education at a Glance</i></a> web page and the <a href=https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264304444-en><i>OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications</i></a>.