Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education was 0.2008 compared to formal wage employees in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2008 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
17th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.807 compared to formal wage employees
in 2011
All-time low
0.2008 compared to formal wage employees
in 2020
Years of data
5
2006–2020

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2006–2020

0.20.40.60.82006201320202006: 0.535 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.807 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.28 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.379 compared to formal wage employees2020: 0.201 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 Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 0.2008 compared to formal wage employees. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 75.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.807 compared to formal wage employees in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2008 compared to formal wage employees, in 2020.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 17th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.535 compared to formal wage employees 0.535 compared to formal wage employees 0.535 compared to formal wage employees 1
2010s 0.4887 compared to formal wage employees 0.2801 compared to formal wage employees 0.807 compared to formal wage employees 3
2020s 0.2008 compared to formal wage employees 0.2008 compared to formal wage employees 0.2008 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 14 Dominican Republic 0.2864 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 15 El Salvador 0.2495 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 16 Lithuania 0.2306 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 18 Italy 0.1802 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 19 Malta 0.1011 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 20 Romania 0.0949 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.2008 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.807 compared to formal wage employees in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2008 compared to formal wage employees in 2020.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 17th out of 54 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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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