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

Honduras: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education was 0.3155 compared to formal wage employees in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.3155 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 84.7%
World rank
9th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.3155 compared to formal wage employees
in 2019
All-time low
-0.0584 compared to formal wage employees
in 2009
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in Honduras, 2006–2019

-0.100.10.20.32006201220192006: -0.043 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.073 compared to formal wage employees2008: -0.012 compared to formal wage employees2009: -0.058 compared to formal wage employees2010: -0.003 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.065 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.239 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.071 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.083 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.011 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.033 compared to formal wage employees2017: -0.013 compared to formal wage employees2018: 0.171 compared to formal wage employees2019: 0.316 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2019, public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Honduras stood at 0.3155 compared to formal wage employees. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 84.7% on the previous year and up 640.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Honduras peaked at 0.3155 compared to formal wage employees in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.0584 compared to formal wage employees, in 2009.

Honduras ranks 9th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.0099 compared to formal wage employees -0.0584 compared to formal wage employees 0.0734 compared to formal wage employees 4
2010s 0.0973 compared to formal wage employees -0.0128 compared to formal wage employees 0.3155 compared to formal wage employees 10

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 6 Türkiye, Republic of 0.3677 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 7 Cyprus 0.3548 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 8 Ecuador 0.3437 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 10 Colombia 0.3151 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 11 Uruguay 0.3113 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 12 Panama 0.3001 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 Honduras?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Honduras was 0.3155 compared to formal wage employees in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 0.3155 compared to formal wage employees in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0584 compared to formal wage employees in 2009.
How does Honduras rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Honduras ranks 9th out of 54 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 640.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Honduras 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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