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

Mexico
-0.1144 compared to formal wage employees
in 2019
Peru
-0.179 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Mexico rank
43rd
Peru rank
46th

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

  • Mexico
  • Peru
-0.4-0.3-0.2-0.1-00.1200020102021

How they compare

Mexico currently reports -0.1144 compared to formal wage employees against -0.179 compared to formal wage employees in Peru, a difference of 0.0646 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 43rd and Peru ranks 46th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0209 compared to formal wage employees -0.229 compared to formal wage employees 0.2498 compared to formal wage employees Mexico
2010s 0.0134 compared to formal wage employees -0.156 compared to formal wage employees 0.1694 compared to formal wage employees Mexico

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 Peru?
Mexico, at -0.1144 compared to formal wage employees against -0.179 compared to formal wage employees in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Mexico and Peru?
0.0646 compared to formal wage employees, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Mexico ranks 43rd and Peru ranks 46th 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