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

Mexico
0.1115 compared to formal wage employees
in 2019
Uruguay
0.0869 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Mexico rank
29th
Uruguay rank
32nd

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

  • Mexico
  • Uruguay
-0.100.10.2200020092019

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.1115 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0869 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0246 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.

Mexico ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0189 compared to formal wage employees -0.0004 compared to formal wage employees 0.0193 compared to formal wage employees Mexico
2010s 0.107 compared to formal wage employees 0.0785 compared to formal wage employees 0.0286 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, Mexico or Uruguay?
Mexico, at 0.1115 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0869 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Mexico and Uruguay?
0.0246 compared to formal wage employees, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Mexico ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 32nd 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