Brazil vs Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education

Brazil
0.076 compared to all private employees
in 2017
Uruguay
0.2512 compared to all private employees
in 2017
Brazil rank
17th
Uruguay rank
15th

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education over time

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
-0.100.10.20.30.4200020082017

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.2512 compared to all private employees against 0.076 compared to all private employees in Brazil, a difference of 0.1752 compared to all private employees.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0636 compared to all private employees 0.1629 compared to all private employees 0.2265 compared to all private employees Uruguay
2010s 0.0256 compared to all private employees 0.2619 compared to all private employees 0.2363 compared to all private employees Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by industry: education, Brazil or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.2512 compared to all private employees against 0.076 compared to all private employees in Brazil as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: education between Brazil and Uruguay?
0.1752 compared to all private employees, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Brazil ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to all private 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 industry: Education (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
22 places, 255 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed