Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in Colombia

Colombia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education was 0.3151 compared to formal wage employees in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3151 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 21.2%
World rank
10th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.3151 compared to formal wage employees
in 2020
All-time low
0.0498 compared to formal wage employees
in 2009
Years of data
13
2006–2020

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in Colombia, 2006–2020

00.10.20.32006201320202006: 0.125 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.065 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.091 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.05 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.098 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.297 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.262 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.194 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.295 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.187 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.221 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.26 compared to formal wage employees2020: 0.315 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2020, public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Colombia stood at 0.3151 compared to formal wage employees. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.2% on the previous year and up 220.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Colombia peaked at 0.3151 compared to formal wage employees in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0498 compared to formal wage employees, in 2009.

That places Colombia 10th out of 54 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0827 compared to formal wage employees 0.0498 compared to formal wage employees 0.1254 compared to formal wage employees 4
2010s 0.2268 compared to formal wage employees 0.0983 compared to formal wage employees 0.2973 compared to formal wage employees 8
2020s 0.3151 compared to formal wage employees 0.3151 compared to formal wage employees 0.3151 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 7 Cyprus 0.3548 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 8 Ecuador 0.3437 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 9 Honduras 0.3155 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 11 Uruguay 0.3113 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 12 Panama 0.3001 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 13 Pakistan 0.2984 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Colombia?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Colombia was 0.3151 compared to formal wage employees in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3151 compared to formal wage employees in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0498 compared to formal wage employees in 2009.
How does Colombia rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Colombia ranks 10th out of 54 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 220.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary 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: Primary 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
54 places, 652 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed