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

Türkiye: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education was 0.2696 compared to formal wage employees in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
0.2696 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
9th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.2696 compared to formal wage employees
in 2010
All-time low
-0.1033 compared to formal wage employees
in 2003
Years of data
5
2002–2010

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education in Türkiye, 2002–2010

-0.100.10.20.32002200620102002: 0.027 compared to formal wage employees2003: -0.103 compared to formal wage employees2004: -0.047 compared to formal wage employees2005: -0.029 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.27 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 0.2696 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in 2010. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 893.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Türkiye peaked at 0.2696 compared to formal wage employees in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.1033 compared to formal wage employees, in 2003.

Türkiye ranks 9th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education (compared to formal wage employees) in Türkiye, 2002 to 2010.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2002 0.0271 compared to formal wage employees
2003 -0.1033 compared to formal wage employees -480.6%
2004 -0.0471 compared to formal wage employees -54.4%
2005 -0.0287 compared to formal wage employees -39.2%
2010 0.2696 compared to formal wage employees -1040.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.038 compared to formal wage employees -0.1033 compared to formal wage employees 0.0271 compared to formal wage employees 4
2010s 0.2696 compared to formal wage employees 0.2696 compared to formal wage employees 0.2696 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 6 Costa Rica 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 7 Brazil 0.284 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 8 Panama 0.2835 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 10 Spain 0.2474 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 11 Portugal 0.2374 compared to formal wage employees
  6. 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2237 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 Türkiye?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education in Türkiye was 0.2696 compared to formal wage employees in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.2696 compared to formal wage employees in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1033 compared to formal wage employees in 2003.
How does Türkiye rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Türkiye ranks 9th out of 54 countries with data for 2010.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 893.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Türkiye 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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