Australia vs Austria: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education

Australia
0.1458 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Austria
0.1585 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Australia rank
22nd
Austria rank
21st

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

  • Australia
  • Austria
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.1585 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1458 compared to formal wage employees in Australia, a difference of 0.0127 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Austria ahead.

Australia ranks 22nd and Austria ranks 21st of 54 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Austria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Austria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0565 compared to formal wage employees 0.2078 compared to formal wage employees 0.1513 compared to formal wage employees Austria
2010s 0.1419 compared to formal wage employees 0.0927 compared to formal wage employees 0.0493 compared to formal wage employees Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education, Australia or Austria?
Austria, at 0.1585 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1458 compared to formal wage employees in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Australia and Austria?
0.0127 compared to formal wage employees, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?
12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2015.
How do Australia and Austria rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Australia ranks 22nd and Austria ranks 21st 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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About this data

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