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

Spain: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education was 0.2369 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2369 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 16.9%
World rank
16th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.3886 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
All-time low
0.0842 compared to formal wage employees
in 2007
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Spain, 2006–2018

0.10.20.30.42006201220182006: 0.113 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.084 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.213 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.218 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.346 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.332 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.342 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.256 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.259 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.389 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.298 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.285 compared to formal wage employees2018: 0.237 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 Spain is 0.2369 compared to formal wage employees, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Spain peaked at 0.3886 compared to formal wage employees in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0842 compared to formal wage employees, in 2007.

Spain ranks 16th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1572 compared to formal wage employees 0.0842 compared to formal wage employees 0.2183 compared to formal wage employees 4
2010s 0.3047 compared to formal wage employees 0.2369 compared to formal wage employees 0.3886 compared to formal wage employees 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 13 Cyprus 0.2628 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 14 Dominican Republic 0.2533 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 15 Uruguay 0.2415 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 17 Guatemala 0.216 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 18 Honduras 0.2128 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 19 Ireland 0.1599 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 Spain?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Spain was 0.2369 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.3886 compared to formal wage employees in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0842 compared to formal wage employees in 2007.
How does Spain rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Spain ranks 16th out of 54 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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