P-Value: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Australia

Australia: P-Value: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education was 0.9506 compared to formal wage employees in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
0.9506 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 38.6%
World rank
1st
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.9506 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
All-time low
0.0088 compared to formal wage employees
in 2007
Years of data
14
2002–2015

P-Value: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Australia, 2002–2015

00.20.40.60.812002200820152002: 0.074 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.014 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.017 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.011 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.134 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.009 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.102 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.073 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.208 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.024 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.38 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.662 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.686 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.951 compared to formal wage employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.9506 compared to formal wage employees for p-value: public sector wage premium, by industry: education in 2015. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 38.6% on the previous year and up 8,750.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, p-value: public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Australia peaked at 0.9506 compared to formal wage employees in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 compared to formal wage employees, in 2007.

Australia ranks 1st of 20 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

P-Value: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Australia, year by year

Annual values for P-Value: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to formal wage employees) in Australia, 2002 to 2015.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2002 0.0737 compared to formal wage employees
2003 0.0144 compared to formal wage employees -80.5%
2004 0.0167 compared to formal wage employees +16.2%
2005 0.0107 compared to formal wage employees -35.9%
2006 0.1337 compared to formal wage employees +1145.0%
2007 0.0088 compared to formal wage employees -93.4%
2008 0.1017 compared to formal wage employees +1059.8%
2009 0.0732 compared to formal wage employees -28.0%
2010 0.2084 compared to formal wage employees +184.5%
2011 0.024 compared to formal wage employees -88.5%
2012 0.3803 compared to formal wage employees +1486.6%
2013 0.6616 compared to formal wage employees +73.9%
2014 0.6857 compared to formal wage employees +3.6%
2015 0.9506 compared to formal wage employees +38.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0541 compared to formal wage employees 0.0088 compared to formal wage employees 0.1337 compared to formal wage employees 8
2010s 0.4851 compared to formal wage employees 0.024 compared to formal wage employees 0.9506 compared to formal wage employees 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 2 Russian Federation 0.7978 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 3 Argentina 0.2585 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 4 Honduras 0.2417 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is p-value: public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Australia?
P-value: public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Australia was 0.9506 compared to formal wage employees in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest p-value: public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9506 compared to formal wage employees in 2015.
What is the lowest p-value: public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 compared to formal wage employees in 2007.
How does Australia rank for p-value: public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Australia ranks 1st out of 20 countries with data for 2015.
Is p-value: public sector wage premium, by industry: education rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8,750.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of P-Value: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
P-Value: 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
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