Belgium vs Slovakia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education

Belgium
-0.0558 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Slovakia
-0.0182 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Belgium rank
48th
Slovakia rank
45th

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

  • Belgium
  • Slovakia
-0.15-0.1-0.05-0200420112018

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports -0.0182 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0558 compared to formal wage employees in Belgium, a difference of 0.0376 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 48th and Slovakia ranks 45th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Slovakia Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0602 compared to formal wage employees -0.0592 compared to formal wage employees 0.001 compared to formal wage employees Slovakia
2010s -0.0486 compared to formal wage employees -0.0406 compared to formal wage employees 0.008 compared to formal wage employees Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education, Belgium or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at -0.0182 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0558 compared to formal wage employees in Belgium as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Belgium and Slovakia?
0.0376 compared to formal wage employees, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Slovakia?
13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Slovakia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Belgium ranks 48th and Slovakia ranks 45th 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