Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in European Union (25 countries)
European Union (25 countries): Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational was 83.11 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2023. ▬ Flat
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in European Union (25 countries), 2005–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of earnings of men workers.
Analysis
European Union (25 countries) recorded 83.11 Percentage of earnings of men workers for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in European Union (25 countries) peaked at 83.11 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2023 and was at its lowest, 78.4 Percentage of earnings of men workers, in 2005.
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in European Union (25 countries), year by year
| Year | Percentage of earnings of men workers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 78.4 Percentage of earnings of men workers | — |
| 2010 | 80.22 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 80.24 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.56 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 79.76 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 80.94 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 79.02 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 80.52 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 80.41 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.3 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 80.78 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 82.04 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 83.11 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.4 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 78.4 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 78.4 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.33 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 79.02 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 81.56 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 8 |
| 2020s | 81.81 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 80.78 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 83.11 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (25 countries)
- 1 Colombia 96.87 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 2 Luxembourg 92.96 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 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
- 6 Australia 88.54 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 7 Chile 87.88 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
More work & labour data for European Union (25 countries)
- Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 81.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2024)
- Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 87.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2024)
- Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 6.83 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup (2024)
- Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm (2023)
- Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper 79.24 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent (2023)
- Earners distribution based on their level of earnings relative to the 100 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in European Union (25 countries)?
- Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in European Union (25 countries) was 83.11 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in European Union (25 countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.11 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2023.
- What is the lowest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in European Union (25 countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2005.
- How does European Union (25 countries) rank for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational?
- European Union (25 countries) ranks 4th out of 6 regions with data for 2023.
- Is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational rising or falling in European Union (25 countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union (25 countries) 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). 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.