El Salvador vs Italy: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education

El Salvador
0.2495 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Italy
0.1802 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
El Salvador rank
15th
Italy rank
18th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Italy
0.10.20.3200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.2495 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1802 compared to formal wage employees in Italy, a difference of 0.0693 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Italy ahead.

El Salvador ranks 15th and Italy ranks 18th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2438 compared to formal wage employees 0.2243 compared to formal wage employees 0.0195 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador
2010s 0.2367 compared to formal wage employees 0.2055 compared to formal wage employees 0.0312 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, El Salvador or Italy?
El Salvador, at 0.2495 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1802 compared to formal wage employees in Italy as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between El Salvador and Italy?
0.0693 compared to formal wage employees, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Italy?
8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Italy rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
El Salvador ranks 15th and Italy ranks 18th 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