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

Australia
0.1622 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Paraguay
0.1407 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Australia rank
20th
Paraguay rank
22nd

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

  • Australia
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.1622 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1407 compared to formal wage employees in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0215 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 20th and Paraguay ranks 22nd of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1289 compared to formal wage employees -0.1094 compared to formal wage employees 0.2383 compared to formal wage employees Australia
2010s 0.1686 compared to formal wage employees -0.0371 compared to formal wage employees 0.2057 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 Paraguay?
Australia, at 0.1622 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1407 compared to formal wage employees in Paraguay as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Australia and Paraguay?
0.0215 compared to formal wage employees, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Paraguay?
11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Australia and Paraguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Australia ranks 20th and Paraguay ranks 22nd 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