Austria vs Romania: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education

Austria
0.0836 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Romania
0.0726 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Austria rank
33rd
Romania rank
34th

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

  • Austria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.0836 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0726 compared to formal wage employees in Romania, a difference of 0.011 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 34th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.18 compared to formal wage employees -0.0061 compared to formal wage employees 0.1861 compared to formal wage employees Austria
2010s 0.1149 compared to formal wage employees -0.0158 compared to formal wage employees 0.1307 compared to formal wage employees Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education, Austria or Romania?
Austria, at 0.0836 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0726 compared to formal wage employees in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Austria and Romania?
0.011 compared to formal wage employees, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Romania?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Austria and Romania rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Austria ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 34th 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