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

Pakistan: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education was 0.2853 compared to formal wage employees in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2853 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
11th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.494 compared to formal wage employees
in 2010
All-time low
0.2222 compared to formal wage employees
in 2008
Years of data
6
2008–2020

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Pakistan, 2008–2020

00.10.20.30.40.52008201420202008: 0.222 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.494 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.422 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.468 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.449 compared to formal wage employees2020: 0.285 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.2853 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Pakistan peaked at 0.494 compared to formal wage employees in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2222 compared to formal wage employees, in 2008.

That places Pakistan 11th out of 54 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education (compared to formal wage employees) in Pakistan, 2008 to 2020.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2008 0.2222 compared to formal wage employees
2010 0.494 compared to formal wage employees +122.3%
2012 0.4217 compared to formal wage employees -14.6%
2013 0.4681 compared to formal wage employees +11.0%
2014 0.4494 compared to formal wage employees -4.0%
2020 0.2853 compared to formal wage employees -36.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2222 compared to formal wage employees 0.2222 compared to formal wage employees 0.2222 compared to formal wage employees 1
2010s 0.4583 compared to formal wage employees 0.4217 compared to formal wage employees 0.494 compared to formal wage employees 4
2020s 0.2853 compared to formal wage employees 0.2853 compared to formal wage employees 0.2853 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 8 Costa Rica 0.3538 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 9 El Salvador 0.3426 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 10 Sri Lanka 0.3043 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 12 Panama 0.269 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 13 Cyprus 0.2628 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 14 Dominican Republic 0.2533 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 Pakistan?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Pakistan was 0.2853 compared to formal wage employees in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.494 compared to formal wage employees in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2222 compared to formal wage employees in 2008.
How does Pakistan rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Pakistan ranks 11th out of 54 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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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