Argentina vs Latvia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education

Argentina
-0.0273 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Latvia
0.0161 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Argentina rank
42nd
Latvia rank
40th

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

  • Argentina
  • Latvia
-0.2-0.100.10.2200020102021

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.0161 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0273 compared to formal wage employees in Argentina, a difference of 0.0434 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Latvia ahead.

Argentina ranks 42nd and Latvia ranks 40th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0042 compared to formal wage employees 0.1476 compared to formal wage employees 0.1518 compared to formal wage employees Latvia
2010s 0.022 compared to formal wage employees 0.0369 compared to formal wage employees 0.0149 compared to formal wage employees Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education, Argentina or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.0161 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0273 compared to formal wage employees in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Argentina and Latvia?
0.0434 compared to formal wage employees, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latvia?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Argentina and Latvia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Argentina ranks 42nd and Latvia ranks 40th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary 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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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary 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, 657 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed