Luxembourg vs Sri Lanka: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education

Luxembourg
0.4243 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Sri Lanka
0.7886 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Luxembourg rank
4th
Sri Lanka rank
1st

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7886 compared to formal wage employees against 0.4243 compared to formal wage employees in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.3643 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.9 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 4th and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2458 compared to formal wage employees 1.13 compared to formal wage employees 0.8853 compared to formal wage employees Sri Lanka
2010s 0.2888 compared to formal wage employees 0.546 compared to formal wage employees 0.2572 compared to formal wage employees Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Luxembourg or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.7886 compared to formal wage employees against 0.4243 compared to formal wage employees in Luxembourg as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Luxembourg and Sri Lanka?
0.3643 compared to formal wage employees, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sri Lanka?
7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Luxembourg and Sri Lanka rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Luxembourg ranks 4th and Sri Lanka ranks 1st 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