Greece vs Switzerland: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education

Greece
0.1364 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Switzerland
0.1293 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Greece rank
25th
Switzerland rank
26th

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

  • Greece
  • Switzerland
-0.100.10.20.30.4200720122018

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.1364 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1293 compared to formal wage employees in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0071 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

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

Greece ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2842 compared to formal wage employees -0.0463 compared to formal wage employees 0.3305 compared to formal wage employees Greece
2010s 0.1952 compared to formal wage employees -0.0031 compared to formal wage employees 0.1984 compared to formal wage employees Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education, Greece or Switzerland?
Greece, at 0.1364 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1293 compared to formal wage employees in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Greece and Switzerland?
0.0071 compared to formal wage employees, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Greece ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 26th 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