Latvia vs Slovakia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education

Latvia
0.0161 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Slovakia
0.0289 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Latvia rank
40th
Slovakia rank
38th

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

  • Latvia
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.0289 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0161 compared to formal wage employees in Latvia, a difference of 0.0128 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.8 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 40th and Slovakia ranks 38th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Slovakia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1476 compared to formal wage employees 0.0127 compared to formal wage employees 0.1349 compared to formal wage employees Latvia
2010s 0.0395 compared to formal wage employees 0.0166 compared to formal wage employees 0.0229 compared to formal wage employees Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education, Latvia or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 0.0289 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0161 compared to formal wage employees in Latvia as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Latvia and Slovakia?
0.0128 compared to formal wage employees, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovakia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do Latvia and Slovakia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Latvia ranks 40th and Slovakia ranks 38th 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