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

Argentina
-0.0273 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Portugal
-0.0622 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Argentina rank
42nd
Portugal rank
45th

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

  • Argentina
  • Portugal
-0.15-0.1-0.05-00.050.1200020102021

How they compare

Argentina currently reports -0.0273 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0622 compared to formal wage employees in Portugal, a difference of 0.0349 compared to formal wage employees.

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

Argentina ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 45th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0042 compared to formal wage employees 0.0446 compared to formal wage employees 0.0488 compared to formal wage employees Portugal
2010s 0.022 compared to formal wage employees 0.0276 compared to formal wage employees 0.0056 compared to formal wage employees Portugal

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 Portugal?
Argentina, at -0.0273 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0622 compared to formal wage employees in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Argentina and Portugal?
0.0349 compared to formal wage employees, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Portugal?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Argentina and Portugal rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Argentina ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 45th 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