Bulgaria vs Romania: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education

Bulgaria
0.0957 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Romania
0.1007 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
30th
Romania rank
29th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
-0.100.10.2200720122018

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.1007 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0957 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.005 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Romania ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 30th and Romania ranks 29th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0557 compared to formal wage employees 0.1089 compared to formal wage employees 0.1646 compared to formal wage employees Romania
2010s 0.0398 compared to formal wage employees 0.0557 compared to formal wage employees 0.0159 compared to formal wage employees Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education, Bulgaria or Romania?
Romania, at 0.1007 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0957 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Bulgaria and Romania?
0.005 compared to formal wage employees, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Bulgaria ranks 30th and Romania ranks 29th 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