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

Honduras: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education was 0.2128 compared to formal wage employees in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2128 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
18th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.2821 compared to formal wage employees
in 2011
All-time low
-0.0023 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Honduras, 2006–2019

00.10.20.32006201220192006: 0.168 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.122 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.183 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.136 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.221 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.282 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.234 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.129 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.125 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.151 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.023 compared to formal wage employees2017: -0.002 compared to formal wage employees2018: 0.222 compared to formal wage employees2019: 0.213 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Honduras recorded 0.2128 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in 2019.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Honduras peaked at 0.2821 compared to formal wage employees in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.0023 compared to formal wage employees, in 2017.

That places Honduras 18th out of 54 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education (compared to formal wage employees) in Honduras, 2006 to 2019.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2006 0.1677 compared to formal wage employees
2007 0.1219 compared to formal wage employees -27.3%
2008 0.1826 compared to formal wage employees +49.8%
2009 0.1365 compared to formal wage employees -25.2%
2010 0.2211 compared to formal wage employees +62.0%
2011 0.2821 compared to formal wage employees +27.6%
2012 0.234 compared to formal wage employees -17.0%
2013 0.1286 compared to formal wage employees -45.0%
2014 0.1246 compared to formal wage employees -3.1%
2015 0.1507 compared to formal wage employees +21.0%
2016 0.0225 compared to formal wage employees -85.1%
2017 -0.0023 compared to formal wage employees -110.4%
2018 0.2224 compared to formal wage employees -9640.8%
2019 0.2128 compared to formal wage employees -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1522 compared to formal wage employees 0.1219 compared to formal wage employees 0.1826 compared to formal wage employees 4
2010s 0.1597 compared to formal wage employees -0.0023 compared to formal wage employees 0.2821 compared to formal wage employees 10

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 15 Uruguay 0.2415 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 16 Spain 0.2369 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 17 Guatemala 0.216 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 19 Ireland 0.1599 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 20 Italy 0.1586 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 21 Austria 0.1585 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 Honduras?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Honduras was 0.2128 compared to formal wage employees in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 0.2821 compared to formal wage employees in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0023 compared to formal wage employees in 2017.
How does Honduras rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Honduras ranks 18th out of 54 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras 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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