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

Paraguay: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education was 0.1407 compared to formal wage employees in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.1407 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
22nd
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.4387 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
All-time low
-0.3087 compared to formal wage employees
in 2013
Years of data
14
2001–2021

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education in Paraguay, 2001–2021

-0.4-0.200.20.42001201120212001: -0.102 compared to formal wage employees2002: -0.123 compared to formal wage employees2003: -0.234 compared to formal wage employees2004: -0.241 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.015 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.036 compared to formal wage employees2009: -0.109 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.215 compared to formal wage employees2011: -0.155 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.03 compared to formal wage employees2013: -0.309 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.033 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.439 compared to formal wage employees2021: 0.141 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.1407 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 190.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Paraguay peaked at 0.4387 compared to formal wage employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.3087 compared to formal wage employees, in 2013.

Paraguay ranks 22nd of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.1084 compared to formal wage employees -0.2412 compared to formal wage employees 0.0361 compared to formal wage employees 7
2010s 0.0422 compared to formal wage employees -0.3087 compared to formal wage employees 0.4387 compared to formal wage employees 6
2020s 0.1407 compared to formal wage employees 0.1407 compared to formal wage employees 0.1407 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 19 Chile 0.1782 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 20 Australia 0.1622 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 21 Estonia 0.1532 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 23 Ireland 0.1388 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 24 Greece 0.1372 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 25 Latvia 0.1321 compared to formal wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

More reference data data for Paraguay

All data for Paraguay →

Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Paraguay?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Paraguay was 0.1407 compared to formal wage employees in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4387 compared to formal wage employees in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3087 compared to formal wage employees in 2013.
How does Paraguay rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Paraguay ranks 22nd out of 54 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 190.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Paraguay 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education in Paraguay. Statizoid. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/public-sector-wage-premium-by-education-level-tertiary-education-compared-to-formal-wage/paraguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/public-sector-wage-premium-by-education-level-tertiary-education-compared-to-formal-wage/paraguay/">Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education in Paraguay</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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