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

Chile
0.1782 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Peru
0.1958 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Chile rank
19th
Peru rank
17th

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

  • Chile
  • Peru
-0.4-0.2-00.2200020102021

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.1958 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1782 compared to formal wage employees in Chile, a difference of 0.0176 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 19th and Peru ranks 17th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1266 compared to formal wage employees -0.2607 compared to formal wage employees 0.3873 compared to formal wage employees Chile
2010s 0.1254 compared to formal wage employees -0.1199 compared to formal wage employees 0.2453 compared to formal wage employees Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education, Chile or Peru?
Peru, at 0.1958 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1782 compared to formal wage employees in Chile as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Chile and Peru?
0.0176 compared to formal wage employees, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Chile and Peru rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Chile ranks 19th 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