Paraguay vs South Africa: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education

Paraguay
-0.1358 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
South Africa
-0.2251 compared to formal wage employees
in 2019
Paraguay rank
48th
South Africa rank
51st

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

  • Paraguay
  • South Africa
-0.4-0.200.20.40.6200020102021

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports -0.1358 compared to formal wage employees against -0.2251 compared to formal wage employees in South Africa, a difference of 0.0893 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Africa ahead.

Paraguay ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 51st of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0164 compared to formal wage employees 0.4785 compared to formal wage employees 0.4621 compared to formal wage employees South Africa
2010s 0.0504 compared to formal wage employees 0.0891 compared to formal wage employees 0.0386 compared to formal wage employees South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education, Paraguay or South Africa?
Paraguay, at -0.1358 compared to formal wage employees against -0.2251 compared to formal wage employees in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Paraguay and South Africa?
0.0893 compared to formal wage employees, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.
How do Paraguay and South Africa rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Paraguay ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 51st 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