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

Lithuania: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education was 0.1969 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1969 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 97.5%
World rank
16th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.4235 compared to formal wage employees
in 2011
All-time low
0.0997 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Years of data
14
2005–2018

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

0.10.20.30.42005201120182005: 0.366 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.348 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.284 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.23 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.147 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.411 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.424 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.355 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.216 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.197 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.165 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.186 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.1 compared to formal wage employees2018: 0.197 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 0.1969 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in 2018.

That represents a change of up 97.5% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Lithuania peaked at 0.4235 compared to formal wage employees in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0997 compared to formal wage employees, in 2017.

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

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.275 compared to formal wage employees 0.1469 compared to formal wage employees 0.3663 compared to formal wage employees 5
2010s 0.25 compared to formal wage employees 0.0997 compared to formal wage employees 0.4235 compared to formal wage employees 9

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 13 Luxembourg 0.2226 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 14 Namibia 0.2223 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 15 Ethiopia 0.1993 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 17 Peru 0.1958 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 18 Cyprus 0.1883 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 19 Chile 0.1782 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 Lithuania?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Lithuania was 0.1969 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 Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 0.4235 compared to formal wage employees in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0997 compared to formal wage employees in 2017.
How does Lithuania rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Lithuania ranks 16th out of 54 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania 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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