Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education in Colombia

Colombia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education was 0.663 compared to formal wage employees in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.663 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 24.9%
World rank
1st
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.663 compared to formal wage employees
in 2020
All-time low
0.2965 compared to formal wage employees
in 2007
Years of data
13
2006–2020

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education in Colombia, 2006–2020

00.20.40.62006201320202006: 0.307 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.296 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.299 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.338 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.356 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.387 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.431 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.436 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.435 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.47 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.539 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.531 compared to formal wage employees2020: 0.663 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2020, public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Colombia stood at 0.663 compared to formal wage employees. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 24.9% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Colombia peaked at 0.663 compared to formal wage employees in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2965 compared to formal wage employees, in 2007.

Colombia ranks 1st of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3101 compared to formal wage employees 0.2965 compared to formal wage employees 0.3381 compared to formal wage employees 4
2010s 0.4479 compared to formal wage employees 0.3555 compared to formal wage employees 0.5388 compared to formal wage employees 8
2020s 0.663 compared to formal wage employees 0.663 compared to formal wage employees 0.663 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 2 Dominican Republic 0.5848 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 3 Ecuador 0.418 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 4 El Salvador 0.3749 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Colombia?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Colombia was 0.663 compared to formal wage employees in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.663 compared to formal wage employees in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2965 compared to formal wage employees in 2007.
How does Colombia rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Colombia ranks 1st out of 54 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary 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: Tertiary 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
Last refreshed