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

Australia
0.0041 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Brazil
0.0637 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Australia rank
16th
Brazil rank
14th

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education over time

  • Australia
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0637 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0041 compared to formal wage employees in Australia, a difference of 0.0596 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Brazil's figure about 15.4 times Australia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 14th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Brazil Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2346 compared to formal wage employees -0.129 compared to formal wage employees 0.3636 compared to formal wage employees Australia
2010s 0.0631 compared to formal wage employees -0.0137 compared to formal wage employees 0.0768 compared to formal wage employees Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by industry: education, Australia or Brazil?
Brazil, at 0.0637 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0041 compared to formal wage employees in Australia as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: education between Australia and Brazil?
0.0596 compared to formal wage employees, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Australia ranks 16th 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