The Gender Pay Gap Exists Across All Education Levels

The Indonesian Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) notes that a gender pay gap still exists in Indonesia. This is evident in the average monthly wage for women in 2019, which was only Rp 2.5 million.

Meanwhile, the average monthly wage for men in the same year was Rp 3.2 million. Therefore, the women's wage ratio was only 77.39% of that received by men each month.

This gender pay gap exists across all educational attainment levels. The highest disparity is among those with the lowest level of education—those who did not complete primary school (SD)—at 52.97%.

The next highest gap is among primary school graduates, reaching 62.9%. Furthermore, the wage ratio for women compared to men who have never attended school is 63.45%.

The gender pay gap also exists among higher education graduates. Women who have completed university studies only receive 66.7% of the wages earned by men.