Finland vs Poland: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education

Finland
0.0487 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Poland
0.0666 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Finland rank
37th
Poland rank
34th

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

  • Finland
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.0666 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0487 compared to formal wage employees in Finland, a difference of 0.0179 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.4 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 37th and Poland ranks 34th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.115 compared to formal wage employees 0.0568 compared to formal wage employees 0.0582 compared to formal wage employees Finland
2010s 0.123 compared to formal wage employees 0.0814 compared to formal wage employees 0.0416 compared to formal wage employees Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education, Finland or Poland?
Poland, at 0.0666 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0487 compared to formal wage employees in Finland as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Finland and Poland?
0.0179 compared to formal wage employees, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Poland?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Finland and Poland rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Finland ranks 37th and Poland ranks 34th 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