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

Poland: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education was 0.0666 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0666 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 20.8%
World rank
34th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.2021 compared to formal wage employees
in 2007
All-time low
0.0526 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Years of data
13
2005–2017

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Poland, 2005–2017

0.050.10.150.22005201120172005: 0.138 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.16 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.202 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.057 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.062 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.135 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.149 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.147 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.082 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.056 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.053 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.084 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.067 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 Poland is 0.0666 compared to formal wage employees, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Poland peaked at 0.2021 compared to formal wage employees in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0526 compared to formal wage employees, in 2015.

Poland ranks 34th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1238 compared to formal wage employees 0.0568 compared to formal wage employees 0.2021 compared to formal wage employees 5
2010s 0.0965 compared to formal wage employees 0.0526 compared to formal wage employees 0.1492 compared to formal wage employees 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 31 Croatia 0.0809 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 32 Ethiopia 0.0758 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 33 Serbia 0.069 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 35 Malta 0.0661 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 36 Czechia 0.0494 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 37 Finland 0.0487 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 Poland?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Poland was 0.0666 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2021 compared to formal wage employees in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0526 compared to formal wage employees in 2015.
How does Poland rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Poland ranks 34th out of 54 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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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