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

Ethiopia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education was 0.0638 compared to formal wage employees in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
0.0638 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 48.1%
World rank
28th
of 52 countries
All-time high
1.08 compared to formal wage employees
in 2006
All-time low
0.0638 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
Years of data
8
2006–2016

Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education in Ethiopia, 2006–2016

00.250.50.7512006201120162006: 1.1 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.423 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.403 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.386 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.344 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.103 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.123 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.064 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2016, public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Ethiopia stood at 0.0638 compared to formal wage employees. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 48.1% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Ethiopia peaked at 1.08 compared to formal wage employees in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0638 compared to formal wage employees, in 2016.

That places Ethiopia 28th out of 52 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7527 compared to formal wage employees 0.4229 compared to formal wage employees 1.08 compared to formal wage employees 2
2010s 0.2372 compared to formal wage employees 0.0638 compared to formal wage employees 0.4033 compared to formal wage employees 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 25 Uruguay 0.0869 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 26 Austria 0.0836 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 27 Serbia 0.0645 compared to formal wage employees
  4. 29 Guatemala 0.0562 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 30 Belgium 0.0532 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 31 Dominican Republic 0.0429 compared to formal wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Ethiopia?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Ethiopia was 0.0638 compared to formal wage employees in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: no education recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 compared to formal wage employees in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: no education recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0638 compared to formal wage employees in 2016.
How does Ethiopia rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Ethiopia ranks 28th out of 52 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: no education rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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