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

Brazil
0.0637 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Uruguay
0.2263 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Brazil rank
14th
Uruguay rank
12th

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education over time

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
-0.4-0.2-00.2200120092017

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.2263 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0637 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil, a difference of 0.1626 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.6 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 20 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 -0.129 compared to formal wage employees 0.1087 compared to formal wage employees 0.2377 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay
2010s 0.0018 compared to formal wage employees 0.2397 compared to formal wage employees 0.2379 compared to formal wage 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 0.2263 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0637 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: education between Brazil and Uruguay?
0.1626 compared to formal wage 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 14th and Uruguay ranks 12th 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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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