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

Luxembourg: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education was 0.404 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.404 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
7th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.404 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
All-time low
0.0615 compared to formal wage employees
in 2004
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Luxembourg, 2004–2018

0.10.20.30.42004201120182004: 0.062 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.127 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.178 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.217 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.247 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.165 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.165 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.232 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.186 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.269 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.19 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.167 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.243 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.383 compared to formal wage employees2018: 0.404 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 0.404 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Luxembourg peaked at 0.404 compared to formal wage employees in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0615 compared to formal wage employees, in 2004.

That places Luxembourg 7th out of 54 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education (compared to formal wage employees) in Luxembourg, 2004 to 2018.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2004 0.0615 compared to formal wage employees
2005 0.1266 compared to formal wage employees +105.7%
2006 0.1781 compared to formal wage employees +40.7%
2007 0.217 compared to formal wage employees +21.9%
2008 0.247 compared to formal wage employees +13.8%
2009 0.1655 compared to formal wage employees -33.0%
2010 0.1651 compared to formal wage employees -0.2%
2011 0.2319 compared to formal wage employees +40.5%
2012 0.186 compared to formal wage employees -19.8%
2013 0.2691 compared to formal wage employees +44.7%
2014 0.1903 compared to formal wage employees -29.3%
2015 0.1673 compared to formal wage employees -12.1%
2016 0.2429 compared to formal wage employees +45.2%
2017 0.3831 compared to formal wage employees +57.7%
2018 0.404 compared to formal wage employees +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1659 compared to formal wage employees 0.0615 compared to formal wage employees 0.247 compared to formal wage employees 6
2010s 0.2488 compared to formal wage employees 0.1651 compared to formal wage employees 0.404 compared to formal wage employees 9

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 4 Türkiye 0.4445 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 5 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4212 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 6 Ecuador 0.4103 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 8 Costa Rica 0.3538 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 9 El Salvador 0.3426 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 10 Sri Lanka 0.3043 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 Luxembourg?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Luxembourg was 0.404 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 Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 0.404 compared to formal wage employees in 2018.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0615 compared to formal wage employees in 2004.
How does Luxembourg rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Luxembourg ranks 7th out of 54 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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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