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

Greece: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education was 0.1364 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1364 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 20.8%
World rank
25th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.3533 compared to formal wage employees
in 2007
All-time low
0.1364 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Greece, 2007–2018

00.10.20.30.42007201220182007: 0.353 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.258 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.241 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.271 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.184 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.237 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.18 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.183 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.187 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.206 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.172 compared to formal wage employees2018: 0.136 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 Greece is 0.1364 compared to formal wage employees, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Greece peaked at 0.3533 compared to formal wage employees in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1364 compared to formal wage employees, in 2018.

That places Greece 25th out of 54 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2842 compared to formal wage employees 0.241 compared to formal wage employees 0.3533 compared to formal wage employees 3
2010s 0.1952 compared to formal wage employees 0.1364 compared to formal wage employees 0.271 compared to formal wage employees 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 22 Australia 0.1458 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 23 Chile 0.1455 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 24 Mexico 0.1453 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 26 Switzerland 0.1293 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 27 Estonia 0.1198 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 28 Brazil 0.1183 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 Greece?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Greece was 0.1364 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.3533 compared to formal wage employees in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1364 compared to formal wage employees in 2018.
How does Greece rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Greece ranks 25th out of 54 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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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