Bulgaria vs Latvia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education

Bulgaria
0.131 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Latvia
0.1321 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
26th
Latvia rank
25th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Latvia
-0.200.20.4200720122018

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.1321 compared to formal wage employees against 0.131 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0011 compared to formal wage employees.

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

Bulgaria ranks 26th and Latvia ranks 25th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0475 compared to formal wage employees 0.2947 compared to formal wage employees 0.3423 compared to formal wage employees Latvia
2010s 0.0436 compared to formal wage employees 0.1536 compared to formal wage employees 0.11 compared to formal wage employees Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education, Bulgaria or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.1321 compared to formal wage employees against 0.131 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Bulgaria and Latvia?
0.0011 compared to formal wage employees, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Latvia ranks 25th 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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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