Mexico vs Paraguay: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education

Mexico
-0.1144 compared to formal wage employees
in 2019
Paraguay
-0.1673 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Mexico rank
43rd
Paraguay rank
45th

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

  • Mexico
  • Paraguay
-0.4-0.200.20.4200020102021

How they compare

Mexico currently reports -0.1144 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1673 compared to formal wage employees in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0529 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 43rd and Paraguay ranks 45th of 54 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0264 compared to formal wage employees -0.0949 compared to formal wage employees 0.1213 compared to formal wage employees Mexico
2010s 0.0045 compared to formal wage employees 0.1231 compared to formal wage employees 0.1186 compared to formal wage employees Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Mexico or Paraguay?
Mexico, at -0.1144 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1673 compared to formal wage employees in Paraguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Mexico and Paraguay?
0.0529 compared to formal wage employees, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Paraguay?
10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Mexico and Paraguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Mexico ranks 43rd and Paraguay ranks 45th 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