Ethiopia vs Switzerland: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education

Ethiopia
0.0162 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
Switzerland
-0.0047 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
25th
Switzerland rank
27th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Switzerland
-0.100.10.2200620122018

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0162 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0047 compared to formal wage employees in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0209 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.4 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 27th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2109 compared to formal wage employees 0.0769 compared to formal wage employees 0.1339 compared to formal wage employees Ethiopia
2010s 0.0308 compared to formal wage employees -0.0554 compared to formal wage employees 0.0862 compared to formal wage employees Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Ethiopia or Switzerland?
Ethiopia, at 0.0162 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0047 compared to formal wage employees in Switzerland as of 2016.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Ethiopia and Switzerland?
0.0209 compared to formal wage employees, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Switzerland?
7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2016.
How do Ethiopia and Switzerland rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Ethiopia ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 27th 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