Iceland vs Ireland: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education

Iceland
-0.0975 compared to formal wage employees
in 2013
Ireland
-0.0756 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Iceland rank
40th
Ireland rank
39th

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

  • Iceland
  • Ireland
-0.100.10.20.3200420102017

How they compare

Ireland currently reports -0.0756 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0975 compared to formal wage employees in Iceland, a difference of 0.0219 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 40th and Ireland ranks 39th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s -0.049 compared to formal wage employees 0.0342 compared to formal wage employees 0.0832 compared to formal wage employees Ireland
2010s -0.0223 compared to formal wage employees 0.1119 compared to formal wage employees 0.1342 compared to formal wage employees Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Iceland or Ireland?
Ireland, at -0.0756 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0975 compared to formal wage employees in Iceland as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Iceland and Ireland?
0.0219 compared to formal wage employees, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2013.
How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Iceland ranks 40th and Ireland ranks 39th 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