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

Argentina
-0.0269 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Brazil
0.0637 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Argentina rank
17th
Brazil rank
14th

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education over time

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
-0.4-0.2-0200020082017

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0637 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0269 compared to formal wage employees in Argentina, a difference of 0.0906 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.4 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 17th and Brazil ranks 14th of 20 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Brazil Difference Ahead
2000s -0.038 compared to formal wage employees -0.129 compared to formal wage employees 0.091 compared to formal wage employees Argentina
2010s -0.0093 compared to formal wage employees 0.0057 compared to formal wage employees 0.015 compared to formal wage employees Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by industry: education, Argentina or Brazil?
Brazil, at 0.0637 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0269 compared to formal wage employees in Argentina as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: education between Argentina and Brazil?
0.0906 compared to formal wage employees, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Argentina ranks 17th and Brazil ranks 14th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by industry: 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 industry: 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
20 places, 210 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed