The Largest Gender Pay Gap is Found Among Elementary School Graduates
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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the gender wage gap is highest at the elementary school level and below, reaching 39.41% in 2020. This means that the wages received by male elementary school graduates were 39.41% higher than those received by female graduates.
A significant gender wage gap also exists at the tertiary education level, reaching 31.44%. Overall, the national gender wage gap in 2020 was 21%. This percentage indicates that the average wage received by male workers was 21% higher than the average wage received by female workers.
Based on residence, both rural and urban areas show that male workers receive higher average wages than female workers. In 2020, the gender wage gap was larger in rural areas (27.05%) compared to urban areas (19.77%).
The lowest gender wage gap was found in vocational high schools (SMA Kejuruan) at 25.32%, followed by junior high schools (SMP) at 25.32%.
By occupation, the service sector had the highest gender wage gap at 45.57%. Significant gaps were also observed in agriculture, plantation, livestock, fisheries, forestry, and hunting (36.85%), and professional, technical, and similar occupations (34.71%).
(Read More: [Wage Gap per Hour](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2020/02/13/kesenjangan-upah-pekerja-per-jam))
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