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

Mexico: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education was -0.1144 compared to formal wage employees in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-0.1144 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 92.0%
World rank
43rd
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.0838 compared to formal wage employees
in 2002
All-time low
-0.1144 compared to formal wage employees
in 2019
Years of data
17
2000–2019

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in Mexico, 2000–2019

-0.1-0.05-00.050.12000200920192000: 0.074 compared to formal wage employees2002: 0.084 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.012 compared to formal wage employees2006: -0.012 compared to formal wage employees2007: -0.049 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.015 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.022 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.079 compared to formal wage employees2011: -0.025 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.026 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.006 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.056 compared to formal wage employees2015: -0.037 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.024 compared to formal wage employees2017: -0.023 compared to formal wage employees2018: -0.06 compared to formal wage employees2019: -0.114 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded -0.1144 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 92.0% on the previous year and down 630.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Mexico peaked at 0.0838 compared to formal wage employees in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.1144 compared to formal wage employees, in 2019.

Mexico ranks 43rd of 54 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0209 compared to formal wage employees -0.0485 compared to formal wage employees 0.0838 compared to formal wage employees 7
2010s -0.0067 compared to formal wage employees -0.1144 compared to formal wage employees 0.0795 compared to formal wage employees 10

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 40 Iceland -0.0975 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 41 Russia -0.1 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 42 Croatia -0.1011 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 44 Latvia -0.1365 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 45 Paraguay -0.1673 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 46 Peru -0.179 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 Mexico?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Mexico was -0.1144 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.0838 compared to formal wage employees in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1144 compared to formal wage employees in 2019.
How does Mexico rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Mexico ranks 43rd out of 54 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 630.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico 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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