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

Argentina
-0.0273 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Peru
-0.0537 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Argentina rank
42nd
Peru rank
44th

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

  • Argentina
  • Peru
-0.4-0.200.2200020102021

How they compare

Argentina currently reports -0.0273 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0537 compared to formal wage employees in Peru, a difference of 0.0264 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 42nd and Peru ranks 44th of 54 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Peru Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0421 compared to formal wage employees -0.1891 compared to formal wage employees 0.147 compared to formal wage employees Argentina
2010s 0.0196 compared to formal wage employees -0.0956 compared to formal wage employees 0.1152 compared to formal wage employees Argentina
2020s -0.0273 compared to formal wage employees -0.0537 compared to formal wage employees 0.0265 compared to formal wage employees Argentina

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 Peru?
Argentina, at -0.0273 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0537 compared to formal wage employees in Peru as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Argentina and Peru?
0.0264 compared to formal wage employees, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Peru?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Argentina and Peru rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Argentina ranks 42nd and Peru ranks 44th 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