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

Estonia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education was 0.1532 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.1532 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 20.9%
World rank
16th
of 52 countries
All-time high
0.215 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
All-time low
0.053 compared to formal wage employees
in 2008
Years of data
14
2004–2018

Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education in Estonia, 2004–2018

0.050.10.150.22004201120182004: 0.171 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.207 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.164 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.149 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.053 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.119 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.18 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.059 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.1 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.153 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.147 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.215 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.194 compared to formal wage employees2018: 0.153 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.1532 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in 2018.

The figure is down 20.9% on the previous year and up 188.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Estonia peaked at 0.215 compared to formal wage employees in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.053 compared to formal wage employees, in 2008.

That places Estonia 16th out of 52 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1438 compared to formal wage employees 0.053 compared to formal wage employees 0.2072 compared to formal wage employees 6
2010s 0.1501 compared to formal wage employees 0.0593 compared to formal wage employees 0.215 compared to formal wage employees 8

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 13 Cyprus 0.1883 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 14 Sri Lanka 0.1651 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 15 Australia 0.1622 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 17 Mexico 0.1438 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 18 Latvia 0.1321 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 19 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.1202 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Estonia?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Estonia was 0.1532 compared to formal wage employees in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: no education recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.215 compared to formal wage employees in 2016.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: no education recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.053 compared to formal wage employees in 2008.
How does Estonia rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Estonia ranks 16th out of 52 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: no education rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 188.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia 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
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