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

Spain: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education was 0.2474 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.2474 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 27.7%
World rank
10th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.371 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
All-time low
0.2474 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education in Spain, 2006–2018

00.10.20.30.42006201220182006: 0.278 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.308 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.309 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.308 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.323 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.364 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.289 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.275 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.286 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.371 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.307 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.342 compared to formal wage employees2018: 0.247 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Spain is 0.2474 compared to formal wage employees, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Spain peaked at 0.371 compared to formal wage employees in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2474 compared to formal wage employees, in 2018.

Spain ranks 10th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3009 compared to formal wage employees 0.278 compared to formal wage employees 0.3093 compared to formal wage employees 4
2010s 0.3115 compared to formal wage employees 0.2474 compared to formal wage employees 0.371 compared to formal wage employees 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 7 Brazil 0.284 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 8 Panama 0.2835 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 9 Türkiye 0.2696 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 11 Portugal 0.2374 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 12 Tanzania 0.2237 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 13 Luxembourg 0.2226 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 Spain?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Spain was 0.2474 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.371 compared to formal wage employees in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2474 compared to formal wage employees in 2018.
How does Spain rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Spain ranks 10th out of 54 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain 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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