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

Ecuador: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education was 0.3437 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3437 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
8th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.5156 compared to formal wage employees
in 2008
All-time low
0.1316 compared to formal wage employees
in 2006
Years of data
15
2000–2017

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in Ecuador, 2000–2017

0.10.20.30.40.52000200820172000: 0.293 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.145 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.265 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.244 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.132 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.421 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.516 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.419 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.32 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.375 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.327 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.205 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.406 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.346 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.344 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.3437 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Ecuador peaked at 0.5156 compared to formal wage employees in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1316 compared to formal wage employees, in 2006.

That places Ecuador 8th out of 54 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3044 compared to formal wage employees 0.1316 compared to formal wage employees 0.5156 compared to formal wage employees 8
2010s 0.3317 compared to formal wage employees 0.2047 compared to formal wage employees 0.4056 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 5 Costa Rica 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 6 Türkiye 0.3677 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 7 Cyprus 0.3548 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 9 Honduras 0.3155 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 10 Colombia 0.3151 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 11 Uruguay 0.3113 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 Ecuador?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Ecuador was 0.3437 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5156 compared to formal wage employees in 2008.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1316 compared to formal wage employees in 2006.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Ecuador ranks 8th out of 54 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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
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