Panama vs Sri Lanka: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education

Panama
0.269 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Sri Lanka
0.3043 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Panama rank
12th
Sri Lanka rank
10th

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

  • Panama
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.3043 compared to formal wage employees against 0.269 compared to formal wage employees in Panama, a difference of 0.0353 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 12th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0946 compared to formal wage employees 0.4469 compared to formal wage employees 0.5415 compared to formal wage employees Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0014 compared to formal wage employees 0.2825 compared to formal wage employees 0.281 compared to formal wage employees Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education, Panama or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.3043 compared to formal wage employees against 0.269 compared to formal wage employees in Panama as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Panama and Sri Lanka?
0.0353 compared to formal wage employees, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sri Lanka?
5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Panama and Sri Lanka rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Panama ranks 12th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th 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