Ecuador vs Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education

Ecuador
0.3437 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Uruguay
0.3113 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Ecuador rank
8th
Uruguay rank
11th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.3437 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3113 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0324 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Uruguay ahead.

Ecuador ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.306 compared to formal wage employees 0.2915 compared to formal wage employees 0.0145 compared to formal wage employees Ecuador
2010s 0.3325 compared to formal wage employees 0.3183 compared to formal wage employees 0.0142 compared to formal wage employees Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Ecuador or Uruguay?
Ecuador, at 0.3437 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3113 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Ecuador and Uruguay?
0.0324 compared to formal wage employees, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Ecuador ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 11th 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