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

Pakistan: Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education was 0.1949 compared to formal wage employees in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.1949 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
12th
of 52 countries
All-time high
0.6055 compared to formal wage employees
in 2014
All-time low
0.1915 compared to formal wage employees
in 2008
Years of data
6
2008–2020

Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education in Pakistan, 2008–2020

0.20.30.40.50.62008201420202008: 0.192 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.396 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.252 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.532 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.605 compared to formal wage employees2020: 0.195 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Pakistan is 0.1949 compared to formal wage employees, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 50.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Pakistan peaked at 0.6055 compared to formal wage employees in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1915 compared to formal wage employees, in 2008.

Pakistan ranks 12th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education (compared to formal wage employees) in Pakistan, 2008 to 2020.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2008 0.1915 compared to formal wage employees
2010 0.3959 compared to formal wage employees +106.7%
2012 0.252 compared to formal wage employees -36.3%
2013 0.532 compared to formal wage employees +111.1%
2014 0.6055 compared to formal wage employees +13.8%
2020 0.1949 compared to formal wage employees -67.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1915 compared to formal wage employees 0.1915 compared to formal wage employees 0.1915 compared to formal wage employees 1
2010s 0.4463 compared to formal wage employees 0.252 compared to formal wage employees 0.6055 compared to formal wage employees 4
2020s 0.1949 compared to formal wage employees 0.1949 compared to formal wage employees 0.1949 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 9 Costa Rica 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 10 Türkiye 0.2438 compared to formal wage employees
  3. 11 Lithuania 0.1969 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 13 Cyprus 0.1883 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 14 Sri Lanka 0.1651 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 15 Australia 0.1622 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 Pakistan?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Pakistan was 0.1949 compared to formal wage employees in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: no education recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6055 compared to formal wage employees in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: no education recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1915 compared to formal wage employees in 2008.
How does Pakistan rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Pakistan ranks 12th out of 52 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: no education rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pakistan 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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