Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Australia
Australia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education was 0.1458 compared to formal wage employees in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.1458 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
22nd
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.1779 compared to formal wage employees
in 2012
All-time low
0.0216 compared to formal wage employees
in 2005
Years of data
14
2002–2015
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Australia, 2002–2015
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.1458 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in 2015.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 575.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Australia peaked at 0.1779 compared to formal wage employees in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0216 compared to formal wage employees, in 2005.
That places Australia 22nd out of 54 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Australia, year by year
| Year | compared to formal wage employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0777 compared to formal wage employees | — |
| 2003 | 0.0816 compared to formal wage employees | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0862 compared to formal wage employees | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0216 compared to formal wage employees | -75.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0465 compared to formal wage employees | +115.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0711 compared to formal wage employees | +53.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0607 compared to formal wage employees | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0528 compared to formal wage employees | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0746 compared to formal wage employees | +41.1% |
| 2011 | 0.156 compared to formal wage employees | +109.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1779 compared to formal wage employees | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1627 compared to formal wage employees | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1344 compared to formal wage employees | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1458 compared to formal wage employees | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0623 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0216 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0862 compared to formal wage employees | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1419 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0746 compared to formal wage employees | 0.1779 compared to formal wage employees | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 19 Ireland 0.1599 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 20 Italy 0.1586 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 21 Austria 0.1585 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 23 Chile 0.1455 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 24 Mexico 0.1453 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 25 Greece 0.1364 compared to formal wage employees compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Australia?
- Public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Australia was 0.1458 compared to formal wage employees in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1779 compared to formal wage employees in 2012.
- What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0216 compared to formal wage employees in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 54 countries with data for 2015.
- Is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 575.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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