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

Spain: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education was 0.0529 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0529 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 23.7%
World rank
23rd
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.1928 compared to formal wage employees
in 2008
All-time low
0.0529 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in Spain, 2006–2018

0.050.10.150.22006201220182006: 0.06 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.129 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.193 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.114 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.126 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.14 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.169 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.092 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.124 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.193 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.062 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.069 compared to formal wage employees2018: 0.053 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.0529 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 72.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Spain peaked at 0.1928 compared to formal wage employees in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0529 compared to formal wage employees, in 2018.

Spain ranks 23rd of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education (compared to formal wage employees) in Spain, 2006 to 2018.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2006 0.0604 compared to formal wage employees —
2007 0.1286 compared to formal wage employees +113.0%
2008 0.1928 compared to formal wage employees +49.9%
2009 0.114 compared to formal wage employees -40.9%
2010 0.1261 compared to formal wage employees +10.7%
2011 0.1403 compared to formal wage employees +11.3%
2012 0.1688 compared to formal wage employees +20.2%
2013 0.0915 compared to formal wage employees -45.8%
2014 0.1244 compared to formal wage employees +35.9%
2015 0.1925 compared to formal wage employees +54.8%
2016 0.0618 compared to formal wage employees -67.9%
2017 0.0694 compared to formal wage employees +12.1%
2018 0.0529 compared to formal wage employees -23.7%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.0529 compared to formal wage employees is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.0182 compared to formal wage employees. (31 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.0529 compared to formal wage employees is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0318 compared to formal wage employees. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.124 compared to formal wage employees 0.0604 compared to formal wage employees 0.1928 compared to formal wage employees 4
2010s 0.1142 compared to formal wage employees 0.0529 compared to formal wage employees 0.1925 compared to formal wage employees 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 20 Romania 0.0949 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 21 Greece 0.0849 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 22 Austria 0.0836 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 24 Bolivia 0.0172 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 25 Ethiopia 0.0162 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 26 United Kingdom 0.0063 compared to formal wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Spain?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Spain was 0.0529 compared to formal wage employees in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.1928 compared to formal wage employees in 2008.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0529 compared to formal wage employees in 2018.
How does Spain rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Spain ranks 23rd out of 54 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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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