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

Slovakia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education was -0.0182 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
-0.0182 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 22.0%
World rank
45th
of 54 countries
All-time high
-0.0134 compared to formal wage employees
in 2008
All-time low
-0.1358 compared to formal wage employees
in 2005
Years of data
13
2005–2017

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education in Slovakia, 2005–2017

-0.125-0.1-0.075-0.05-0.0252005201120172005: -0.136 compared to formal wage employees2006: -0.038 compared to formal wage employees2007: -0.046 compared to formal wage employees2008: -0.013 compared to formal wage employees2009: -0.063 compared to formal wage employees2010: -0.078 compared to formal wage employees2011: -0.041 compared to formal wage employees2012: -0.041 compared to formal wage employees2013: -0.021 compared to formal wage employees2014: -0.067 compared to formal wage employees2015: -0.034 compared to formal wage employees2016: -0.023 compared to formal wage employees2017: -0.018 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2017, public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Slovakia stood at -0.0182 compared to formal wage employees.

That represents a change of up 22.0% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Slovakia peaked at -0.0134 compared to formal wage employees in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.1358 compared to formal wage employees, in 2005.

Slovakia ranks 45th of 54 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education (compared to formal wage employees) in Slovakia, 2005 to 2017.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2005 -0.1358 compared to formal wage employees
2006 -0.0377 compared to formal wage employees -72.2%
2007 -0.0463 compared to formal wage employees +22.8%
2008 -0.0134 compared to formal wage employees -71.0%
2009 -0.0626 compared to formal wage employees +366.0%
2010 -0.0781 compared to formal wage employees +24.8%
2011 -0.0406 compared to formal wage employees -48.0%
2012 -0.0413 compared to formal wage employees +1.6%
2013 -0.0213 compared to formal wage employees -48.4%
2014 -0.0674 compared to formal wage employees +216.1%
2015 -0.0344 compared to formal wage employees -49.0%
2016 -0.0233 compared to formal wage employees -32.2%
2017 -0.0182 compared to formal wage employees -22.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.0592 compared to formal wage employees -0.1358 compared to formal wage employees -0.0134 compared to formal wage employees 5
2010s -0.0406 compared to formal wage employees -0.0781 compared to formal wage employees -0.0182 compared to formal wage employees 8

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 42 Argentina -0.0129 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 43 Poland -0.0129 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 44 Czechia -0.0161 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -0.0374 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 47 Finland -0.0521 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 48 Belgium -0.0558 compared to formal wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

More reference data data for Slovakia

All data for Slovakia →

Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Slovakia?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Slovakia was -0.0182 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was -0.0134 compared to formal wage employees in 2008.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1358 compared to formal wage employees in 2005.
How does Slovakia rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Slovakia ranks 45th out of 54 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Slovakia 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 — 13 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 Slovakia. Statizoid. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/public-sector-wage-premium-by-education-level-tertiary-education-compared-to-formal-wage/slovak-republic/

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/slovak-republic/">Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education in Slovakia</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