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

Australia
0.1458 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Chile
0.1455 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Australia rank
22nd
Chile rank
23rd

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

  • Australia
  • Chile
00.050.10.150.2200020072015

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.1458 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1455 compared to formal wage employees in Chile, a difference of 0.0003 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Chile ahead.

Australia ranks 22nd and Chile ranks 23rd of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Chile Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0603 compared to formal wage employees 0.182 compared to formal wage employees 0.1216 compared to formal wage employees Chile
2010s 0.1549 compared to formal wage employees 0.1443 compared to formal wage employees 0.0105 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 Chile?
Australia, at 0.1458 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1455 compared to formal wage employees in Chile as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Australia and Chile?
0.0003 compared to formal wage employees, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?
6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2015.
How do Australia and Chile rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Australia ranks 22nd and Chile ranks 23rd 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