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

Guatemala
0.216 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Uruguay
0.2415 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Guatemala rank
17th
Uruguay rank
15th

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

  • Guatemala
  • Uruguay
00.10.20.3200020082017

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.2415 compared to formal wage employees against 0.216 compared to formal wage employees in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0255 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.

Guatemala ranks 17th 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 Guatemala Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0808 compared to formal wage employees 0.1678 compared to formal wage employees 0.087 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay
2010s 0.1364 compared to formal wage employees 0.2648 compared to formal wage employees 0.1284 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, Guatemala or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.2415 compared to formal wage employees against 0.216 compared to formal wage employees in Guatemala as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Guatemala and Uruguay?
0.0255 compared to formal wage employees, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uruguay?
6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Guatemala and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Guatemala ranks 17th 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