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

Australia
0.1622 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Peru
0.1958 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Australia rank
20th
Peru rank
17th

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

  • Australia
  • Peru
-0.4-0.2-00.20.4200020102021

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.1958 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1622 compared to formal wage employees in Australia, a difference of 0.0336 compared to formal wage employees.

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

Across all 13 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 20th and Peru ranks 17th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1287 compared to formal wage employees -0.2361 compared to formal wage employees 0.3648 compared to formal wage employees Australia
2010s 0.1941 compared to formal wage employees -0.1328 compared to formal wage employees 0.327 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 Peru?
Peru, at 0.1958 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1622 compared to formal wage employees in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Australia and Peru?
0.0336 compared to formal wage employees, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Peru?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Australia and Peru rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Australia ranks 20th and Peru ranks 17th 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