Brazil vs Guatemala: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education

Brazil
-0.0519 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Guatemala
-0.0413 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Brazil rank
36th
Guatemala rank
33rd

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

  • Brazil
  • Guatemala
-0.1-0.0500.050.10.15200020102021

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports -0.0413 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0519 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil, a difference of 0.0106 compared to formal wage employees.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 36th and Guatemala ranks 33rd of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Guatemala Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0711 compared to formal wage employees 0.0585 compared to formal wage employees 0.1297 compared to formal wage employees Guatemala
2010s -0.0558 compared to formal wage employees -0.0363 compared to formal wage employees 0.0195 compared to formal wage employees Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Brazil or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at -0.0413 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0519 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Brazil and Guatemala?
0.0106 compared to formal wage employees, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guatemala?
6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Guatemala rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Brazil ranks 36th and Guatemala ranks 33rd 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