Austria vs Spain: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education

Austria
0.0836 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Spain
0.0529 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Austria rank
22nd
Spain rank
23rd

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

  • Austria
  • Spain
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.0836 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0529 compared to formal wage employees in Spain, a difference of 0.0307 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.6 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 23rd of 54 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1609 compared to formal wage employees 0.124 compared to formal wage employees 0.037 compared to formal wage employees Austria
2010s 0.0993 compared to formal wage employees 0.1142 compared to formal wage employees 0.015 compared to formal wage employees Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Austria or Spain?
Austria, at 0.0836 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0529 compared to formal wage employees in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Austria and Spain?
0.0307 compared to formal wage employees, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
13 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2018.
How do Austria and Spain rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Austria ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 23rd 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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About this data

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