Australia vs Estonia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education

Australia
0.1622 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Estonia
0.1532 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Australia rank
20th
Estonia rank
21st

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

  • Australia
  • Estonia
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.1622 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1532 compared to formal wage employees in Estonia, a difference of 0.009 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Estonia ahead.

Australia ranks 20th and Estonia ranks 21st of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Estonia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1486 compared to formal wage employees 0.1438 compared to formal wage employees 0.0048 compared to formal wage employees Australia
2010s 0.1941 compared to formal wage employees 0.1406 compared to formal wage employees 0.0535 compared to formal wage employees Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education, Australia or Estonia?
Australia, at 0.1622 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1532 compared to formal wage employees in Estonia as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Australia and Estonia?
0.009 compared to formal wage employees, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Estonia?
12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2015.
How do Australia and Estonia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Australia ranks 20th and Estonia ranks 21st of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary 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: Tertiary 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