Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education was 0.2237 compared to formal wage employees in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.2237 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
12th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.2237 compared to formal wage employees
in 2020
All-time low
-0.3309 compared to formal wage employees
in 2006
Years of data
5
2006–2020

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2006–2020

-0.4-0.200.22006201320202006: -0.331 compared to formal wage employees2011: -0.031 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.063 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.125 compared to formal wage employees2020: 0.224 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 0.2237 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 810.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.2237 compared to formal wage employees in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.3309 compared to formal wage employees, in 2006.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.3309 compared to formal wage employees -0.3309 compared to formal wage employees -0.3309 compared to formal wage employees 1
2010s 0.0521 compared to formal wage employees -0.0315 compared to formal wage employees 0.1247 compared to formal wage employees 3
2020s 0.2237 compared to formal wage employees 0.2237 compared to formal wage employees 0.2237 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 9 Türkiye 0.2696 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 10 Spain 0.2474 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 11 Portugal 0.2374 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 13 Luxembourg 0.2226 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 14 Namibia 0.2223 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 15 Ethiopia 0.1993 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.2237 compared to formal wage employees in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.2237 compared to formal wage employees in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3309 compared to formal wage employees in 2006.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th out of 54 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 810.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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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