Bulgaria vs Poland: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education

Bulgaria
-0.2313 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Poland
-0.2566 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
48th
Poland rank
49th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Poland
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports -0.2313 compared to formal wage employees against -0.2566 compared to formal wage employees in Poland, a difference of 0.0253 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Poland ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 48th and Poland ranks 49th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Poland Difference Ahead
2000s -0.2469 compared to formal wage employees -0.0273 compared to formal wage employees 0.2196 compared to formal wage employees Poland
2010s -0.138 compared to formal wage employees -0.002 compared to formal wage employees 0.136 compared to formal wage employees Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Bulgaria or Poland?
Bulgaria, at -0.2313 compared to formal wage employees against -0.2566 compared to formal wage employees in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Bulgaria and Poland?
0.0253 compared to formal wage employees, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Bulgaria ranks 48th and Poland ranks 49th 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