Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Peru

Peru: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap was -11.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
-11.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Change on year
up 15.3%
World rank
24th
of 36 countries
All-time high
-11.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2022
All-time low
-21.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2020
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Peru, 2010–2022

-22-20-18-16-14-122010201620222010: -17.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2011: -16.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2012: -16.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2013: -19.2 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2014: -17.2 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2015: -17.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2016: -21.2 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2017: -20.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2018: -16.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2020: -21.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2021: -13.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2022: -11.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

Analysis

Peru recorded -11.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Peru peaked at -11.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022 and was at its lowest, -21.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2020.

Peru ranks 24th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s -18.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -21.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -16.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 9
2020s -15.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -21.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -11.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 21 Iceland -7.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  2. 22 Norway -10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  3. 23 Israel -11.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  4. 25 Switzerland -13.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  5. 26 Spain -13.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  6. 27 Brazil -15.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Peru?
Wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Peru was -11.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was -11.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022.
What is the lowest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was -21.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2020.
How does Peru rank for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
Peru ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Unit
Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
44 places, 755 data points, 1973–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains age wage gaps defined as the difference between mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds and that of 15-24 year-olds (respectively 55-64 year-olds) relative to mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds. Earnings refer to gross earnings of full-time dependent employees unless otherwise indicated.