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

Greece
0.1372 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Latvia
0.1321 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Greece rank
24th
Latvia rank
25th

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

  • Greece
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.1372 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1321 compared to formal wage employees in Latvia, a difference of 0.0051 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Latvia ahead.

Greece ranks 24th 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 Greece Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0981 compared to formal wage employees 0.2947 compared to formal wage employees 0.1966 compared to formal wage employees Latvia
2010s 0.0859 compared to formal wage employees 0.1536 compared to formal wage employees 0.0676 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, Greece or Latvia?
Greece, at 0.1372 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1321 compared to formal wage employees in Latvia as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Greece and Latvia?
0.0051 compared to formal wage employees, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Latvia?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Greece and Latvia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Greece ranks 24th 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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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