Australia vs Sri Lanka: Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education

Australia
0.1622 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Sri Lanka
0.1651 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Australia rank
15th
Sri Lanka rank
14th

Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education over time

  • Australia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1651 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1622 compared to formal wage employees in Australia, a difference of 0.0029 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 52 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0417 compared to formal wage employees 0.5239 compared to formal wage employees 0.5655 compared to formal wage employees Sri Lanka
2010s 0.2174 compared to formal wage employees 0.4622 compared to formal wage employees 0.2447 compared to formal wage employees Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: no education, Australia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.1651 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1622 compared to formal wage employees in Australia as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: no education between Australia and Sri Lanka?
0.0029 compared to formal wage employees, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Australia ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 612 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed