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

Ecuador: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education was 0.4103 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4103 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
6th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.6005 compared to formal wage employees
in 2012
All-time low
0.1068 compared to formal wage employees
in 2004
Years of data
15
2000–2017

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Ecuador, 2000–2017

0.10.20.30.40.50.62000200820172000: 0.327 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.154 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.107 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.258 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.182 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.557 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.496 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.579 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.476 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.6 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.522 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.453 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.365 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.453 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.41 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2017, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Ecuador stood at 0.4103 compared to formal wage employees.

The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Ecuador peaked at 0.6005 compared to formal wage employees in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1068 compared to formal wage employees, in 2004.

Ecuador ranks 6th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3325 compared to formal wage employees 0.1068 compared to formal wage employees 0.5785 compared to formal wage employees 8
2010s 0.4686 compared to formal wage employees 0.3652 compared to formal wage employees 0.6005 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 3 Namibia 0.4499 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 0.4445 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 5 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4212 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 7 Luxembourg 0.404 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 8 Costa Rica 0.3538 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 9 El Salvador 0.3426 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 Ecuador?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Ecuador was 0.4103 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6005 compared to formal wage employees in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1068 compared to formal wage employees in 2004.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Ecuador ranks 6th out of 54 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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
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