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

Namibia
0.563 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Sri Lanka
0.7886 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Namibia rank
2nd
Sri Lanka rank
1st

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

  • Namibia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7886 compared to formal wage employees against 0.563 compared to formal wage employees in Namibia, a difference of 0.2256 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Namibia ranks 2nd and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 54 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4529 compared to formal wage employees 1.39 compared to formal wage employees 0.9348 compared to formal wage employees Sri Lanka
2010s 0.8931 compared to formal wage employees 0.5038 compared to formal wage employees 0.3893 compared to formal wage employees Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Namibia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.7886 compared to formal wage employees against 0.563 compared to formal wage employees in Namibia as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Namibia and Sri Lanka?
0.2256 compared to formal wage employees, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sri Lanka?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
How do Namibia and Sri Lanka rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Namibia ranks 2nd 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