Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Colombia

Colombia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education was 0.5724 compared to formal wage employees in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5724 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 34.4%
World rank
2nd
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.5724 compared to formal wage employees
in 2020
All-time low
0.3381 compared to formal wage employees
in 2007
Years of data
13
2006–2020

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Colombia, 2006–2020

00.20.40.62006201320202006: 0.364 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.338 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.415 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.383 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.45 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.469 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.438 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.413 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.405 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.423 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.477 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.426 compared to formal wage employees2020: 0.572 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Colombia is 0.5724 compared to formal wage employees, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 34.4% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Colombia peaked at 0.5724 compared to formal wage employees in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3381 compared to formal wage employees, in 2007.

Colombia ranks 2nd of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education (compared to formal wage employees) in Colombia, 2006 to 2020.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2006 0.3637 compared to formal wage employees
2007 0.3381 compared to formal wage employees -7.0%
2008 0.415 compared to formal wage employees +22.7%
2009 0.3834 compared to formal wage employees -7.6%
2010 0.4505 compared to formal wage employees +17.5%
2011 0.4686 compared to formal wage employees +4.0%
2012 0.4385 compared to formal wage employees -6.4%
2013 0.4132 compared to formal wage employees -5.8%
2014 0.4052 compared to formal wage employees -1.9%
2015 0.4231 compared to formal wage employees +4.4%
2016 0.4771 compared to formal wage employees +12.8%
2017 0.4259 compared to formal wage employees -10.7%
2020 0.5724 compared to formal wage employees +34.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3751 compared to formal wage employees 0.3381 compared to formal wage employees 0.415 compared to formal wage employees 4
2010s 0.4378 compared to formal wage employees 0.4052 compared to formal wage employees 0.4771 compared to formal wage employees 8
2020s 0.5724 compared to formal wage employees 0.5724 compared to formal wage employees 0.5724 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Zambia 0.9527 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 3 Namibia 0.4499 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 4 Türkiye 0.4445 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 5 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4212 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Colombia?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Colombia was 0.5724 compared to formal wage employees in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5724 compared to formal wage employees in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3381 compared to formal wage employees in 2007.
How does Colombia rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Colombia ranks 2nd out of 54 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary 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, 657 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed