Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Australia
Australia: Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational was 88.54 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2024. ▲ Rising
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Australia, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of earnings of men workers.
Analysis
Australia recorded 88.54 Percentage of earnings of men workers for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Australia peaked at 90.2 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2020 and was at its lowest, 74.47 Percentage of earnings of men workers, in 2010.
Australia ranks 6th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.55 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 74.55 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 74.55 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 1 |
| 2010s | 76.96 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 74.47 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 78.67 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.06 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 82.44 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 90.2 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 3 Costa Rica 92.47 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 4 Portugal 91.91 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 5 Belgium 90.77 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 7 Chile 87.88 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 8 Czechia 87.19 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 9 Brazil 86.08 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita 0.0001 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Australia?
- Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Australia was 88.54 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2020.
- What is the lowest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.47 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational attainment level — Relative earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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>.