Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education was 0.1651 compared to formal wage employees in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
0.1651 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
14th
of 52 countries
All-time high
0.9244 compared to formal wage employees
in 2011
All-time low
0.1651 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Years of data
6
2007–2015

Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education in Sri Lanka, 2007–2015

0.20.40.60.812007201120152007: 0.524 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.924 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.707 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.297 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.217 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.165 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2015, public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Sri Lanka stood at 0.1651 compared to formal wage employees. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9244 compared to formal wage employees in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1651 compared to formal wage employees, in 2015.

Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education (compared to formal wage employees) in Sri Lanka, 2007 to 2015.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2007 0.5239 compared to formal wage employees
2011 0.9244 compared to formal wage employees +76.5%
2012 0.7069 compared to formal wage employees -23.5%
2013 0.2972 compared to formal wage employees -58.0%
2014 0.2171 compared to formal wage employees -26.9%
2015 0.1651 compared to formal wage employees -24.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5239 compared to formal wage employees 0.5239 compared to formal wage employees 0.5239 compared to formal wage employees 1
2010s 0.4622 compared to formal wage employees 0.1651 compared to formal wage employees 0.9244 compared to formal wage employees 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 11 Lithuania 0.1969 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 12 Pakistan 0.1949 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 13 Cyprus 0.1883 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 15 Australia 0.1622 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 16 Estonia 0.1532 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 17 Mexico 0.1438 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 Sri Lanka?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Sri Lanka was 0.1651 compared to formal wage employees in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: no education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.9244 compared to formal wage employees in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: no education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1651 compared to formal wage employees in 2015.
How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 52 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: no education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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