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

Italy: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education was 0.1586 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1586 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 63.6%
World rank
20th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.2175 compared to formal wage employees
in 2007
All-time low
0.0683 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

0.050.10.150.22007201220182007: 0.218 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.129 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.171 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.087 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.102 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.132 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.15 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.135 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.106 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.068 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.097 compared to formal wage employees2018: 0.159 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2018, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Italy stood at 0.1586 compared to formal wage employees.

That represents a change of up 63.6% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Italy peaked at 0.2175 compared to formal wage employees in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0683 compared to formal wage employees, in 2016.

Italy ranks 20th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education (compared to formal wage employees) in Italy, 2007 to 2018.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2007 0.2175 compared to formal wage employees
2008 0.1291 compared to formal wage employees -40.7%
2009 0.1706 compared to formal wage employees +32.1%
2010 0.0872 compared to formal wage employees -48.9%
2011 0.1019 compared to formal wage employees +16.9%
2012 0.1317 compared to formal wage employees +29.3%
2013 0.1504 compared to formal wage employees +14.1%
2014 0.1348 compared to formal wage employees -10.3%
2015 0.1058 compared to formal wage employees -21.6%
2016 0.0683 compared to formal wage employees -35.4%
2017 0.0969 compared to formal wage employees +41.9%
2018 0.1586 compared to formal wage employees +63.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1724 compared to formal wage employees 0.1291 compared to formal wage employees 0.2175 compared to formal wage employees 3
2010s 0.1151 compared to formal wage employees 0.0683 compared to formal wage employees 0.1586 compared to formal wage employees 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 17 Guatemala 0.216 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 18 Honduras 0.2128 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 19 Ireland 0.1599 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 21 Austria 0.1585 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 22 Australia 0.1458 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 23 Chile 0.1455 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 Italy?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Italy was 0.1586 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.2175 compared to formal wage employees in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0683 compared to formal wage employees in 2016.
How does Italy rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Italy ranks 20th out of 54 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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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