Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education in Ecuador

Ecuador: Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education was 0.5852 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2017)
0.5852 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 26.7%
World rank
3rd
of 52 countries
All-time high
1.27 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
All-time low
0.2505 compared to formal wage employees
in 2014
Years of data
15
2000–2017

Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education in Ecuador, 2000–2017

0.250.50.7511.22000200820172000: 0.419 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.799 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.896 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.616 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.748 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.535 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.396 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.441 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.613 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.458 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.422 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.251 compared to formal wage employees2015: 1.3 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.462 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.585 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2017, public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Ecuador stood at 0.5852 compared to formal wage employees.

That represents a change of up 26.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Ecuador peaked at 1.27 compared to formal wage employees in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2505 compared to formal wage employees, in 2014.

That places Ecuador 3rd out of 52 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6062 compared to formal wage employees 0.3958 compared to formal wage employees 0.8961 compared to formal wage employees 8
2010s 0.5807 compared to formal wage employees 0.2505 compared to formal wage employees 1.27 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 1 Malta 0.7668 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 2 Panama 0.6479 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 4 Bulgaria 0.5802 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 5 Italy 0.5571 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 6 Paraguay 0.4753 compared to formal wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 52 places β†’

More reference data data for Ecuador

All data for Ecuador β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Ecuador?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Ecuador was 0.5852 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: no education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 compared to formal wage employees in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: no education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2505 compared to formal wage employees in 2014.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Ecuador ranks 3rd out of 52 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: no education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by education level: No 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
52 places, 612 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed