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

Italy
0.1802 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Malta
0.1011 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Italy rank
18th
Malta rank
19th

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

  • Italy
  • Malta
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.1802 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1011 compared to formal wage employees in Malta, a difference of 0.0791 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.8 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 18th and Malta ranks 19th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 0.237 compared to formal wage employees 0.0318 compared to formal wage employees 0.2052 compared to formal wage employees Italy
2010s 0.1972 compared to formal wage employees 0.0833 compared to formal wage employees 0.1138 compared to formal wage employees Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Italy or Malta?
Italy, at 0.1802 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1011 compared to formal wage employees in Malta as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Italy and Malta?
0.0791 compared to formal wage employees, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Italy and Malta rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Italy ranks 18th and Malta ranks 19th 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