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

Bulgaria
0.131 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Mexico
0.1115 compared to formal wage employees
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
26th
Mexico rank
29th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.131 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1115 compared to formal wage employees in Mexico, a difference of 0.0195 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 29th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0475 compared to formal wage employees 0.0542 compared to formal wage employees 0.1017 compared to formal wage employees Mexico
2010s 0.0436 compared to formal wage employees 0.1166 compared to formal wage employees 0.0729 compared to formal wage employees Mexico

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 Mexico?
Bulgaria, at 0.131 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1115 compared to formal wage employees in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Bulgaria and Mexico?
0.0195 compared to formal wage employees, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Mexico?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Mexico rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 29th 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