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

Finland: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education was 0.0487 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0487 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 60.8%
World rank
37th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.155 compared to formal wage employees
in 2014
All-time low
0.0487 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Years of data
8
2008–2018

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Finland, 2008–2018

0.050.0750.10.1250.152008201320182008: 0.115 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.11 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.089 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.155 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.114 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.146 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.124 compared to formal wage employees2018: 0.049 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.0487 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 60.8% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Finland peaked at 0.155 compared to formal wage employees in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0487 compared to formal wage employees, in 2018.

Finland ranks 37th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education (compared to formal wage employees) in Finland, 2008 to 2018.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2008 0.115 compared to formal wage employees
2012 0.1104 compared to formal wage employees -4.0%
2013 0.089 compared to formal wage employees -19.4%
2014 0.155 compared to formal wage employees +74.1%
2015 0.1139 compared to formal wage employees -26.5%
2016 0.1455 compared to formal wage employees +27.8%
2017 0.1241 compared to formal wage employees -14.7%
2018 0.0487 compared to formal wage employees -60.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.115 compared to formal wage employees 0.115 compared to formal wage employees 0.115 compared to formal wage employees 1
2010s 0.1124 compared to formal wage employees 0.0487 compared to formal wage employees 0.155 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 34 Poland 0.0666 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 35 Malta 0.0661 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 36 Czechia 0.0494 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 38 Slovakia 0.0289 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 39 Iceland 0.0198 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 40 Latvia 0.0161 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: secondary education in Finland?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Finland was 0.0487 compared to formal wage employees in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.155 compared to formal wage employees in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0487 compared to formal wage employees in 2018.
How does Finland rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Finland ranks 37th out of 54 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland 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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