Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education

Dominican Republic
0.2533 compared to formal wage employees
in 2019
Uruguay
0.2415 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Dominican Republic rank
14th
Uruguay rank
15th

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Uruguay
-0.200.2200120102019

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.2533 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2415 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0118 compared to formal wage employees.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1691 compared to formal wage employees 0.222 compared to formal wage employees 0.3911 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay
2010s -0.2246 compared to formal wage employees 0.2712 compared to formal wage employees 0.4958 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?
Dominican Republic, at 0.2533 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2415 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
0.0118 compared to formal wage employees, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Dominican Republic ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 15th 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