Australia vs France: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education

Australia
-0.8992 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
France
-0.3069 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Australia rank
54th
France rank
51st

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education over time

  • Australia
  • France
-1-0.75-0.5-0.2500.25200420112018

How they compare

France currently reports -0.3069 compared to formal wage employees against -0.8992 compared to formal wage employees in Australia, a difference of 0.5923 compared to formal wage employees.

Across all 9 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 54th and France ranks 51st of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia France Difference Ahead
2000s -0.7914 compared to formal wage employees 0.0623 compared to formal wage employees 0.8536 compared to formal wage employees France
2010s -0.9006 compared to formal wage employees -0.2278 compared to formal wage employees 0.6728 compared to formal wage employees France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Australia or France?
France, at -0.3069 compared to formal wage employees against -0.8992 compared to formal wage employees in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Australia and France?
0.5923 compared to formal wage employees, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Australia and France rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Australia ranks 54th and France ranks 51st of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary 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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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary 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
54 places, 652 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed