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

Czechia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education was -0.0161 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
-0.0161 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 61.7%
World rank
44th
of 54 countries
All-time high
-0.0161 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
All-time low
-0.1228 compared to formal wage employees
in 2014
Years of data
14
2005–2018

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education in Czechia, 2005–2018

-0.125-0.1-0.075-0.05-0.0252005201120182005: -0.114 compared to formal wage employees2006: -0.103 compared to formal wage employees2007: -0.031 compared to formal wage employees2008: -0.034 compared to formal wage employees2009: -0.086 compared to formal wage employees2010: -0.089 compared to formal wage employees2011: -0.067 compared to formal wage employees2012: -0.076 compared to formal wage employees2013: -0.029 compared to formal wage employees2014: -0.123 compared to formal wage employees2015: -0.095 compared to formal wage employees2016: -0.07 compared to formal wage employees2017: -0.042 compared to formal wage employees2018: -0.016 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Czechia recorded -0.0161 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.7% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Czechia peaked at -0.0161 compared to formal wage employees in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.1228 compared to formal wage employees, in 2014.

That places Czechia 44th out of 54 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.0736 compared to formal wage employees -0.114 compared to formal wage employees -0.0307 compared to formal wage employees 5
2010s -0.0673 compared to formal wage employees -0.1228 compared to formal wage employees -0.0161 compared to formal wage employees 9

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 41 South Africa -0.0122 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 42 Argentina -0.0129 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 43 Poland -0.0129 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 45 Slovak Republic -0.0182 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 46 United Kingdom -0.0374 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 47 Finland -0.0521 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 Czechia?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Czechia was -0.0161 compared to formal wage employees in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was -0.0161 compared to formal wage employees in 2018.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1228 compared to formal wage employees in 2014.
How does Czechia rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Czechia ranks 44th out of 54 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia 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
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