Estonia vs Greece: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education

Estonia
0.1532 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Greece
0.1372 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Estonia rank
21st
Greece rank
24th

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

  • Estonia
  • Greece
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.1532 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1372 compared to formal wage employees in Greece, a difference of 0.016 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 21st and Greece ranks 24th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Greece Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1068 compared to formal wage employees 0.0981 compared to formal wage employees 0.0086 compared to formal wage employees Estonia
2010s 0.1562 compared to formal wage employees 0.0859 compared to formal wage employees 0.0702 compared to formal wage employees Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education, Estonia or Greece?
Estonia, at 0.1532 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1372 compared to formal wage employees in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Estonia and Greece?
0.016 compared to formal wage employees, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Greece?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Estonia and Greece rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Estonia ranks 21st and Greece ranks 24th 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