Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Estonia

Estonia: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.1677 compared to all private employees in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.1677 compared to all private employees
Change on year
up 21.8%
World rank
32nd
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.1929 compared to all private employees
in 2005
All-time low
0.001 compared to all private employees
in 2008
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Estonia, 2004–2018

00.050.10.150.22004201120182004: 0.129 compared to all private employees2005: 0.193 compared to all private employees2006: 0.161 compared to all private employees2007: 0.106 compared to all private employees2008: 0.001 compared to all private employees2009: 0.074 compared to all private employees2010: 0.177 compared to all private employees2011: 0.144 compared to all private employees2012: 0.076 compared to all private employees2013: 0.075 compared to all private employees2014: 0.166 compared to all private employees2015: 0.137 compared to all private employees2016: 0.136 compared to all private employees2017: 0.138 compared to all private employees2018: 0.168 compared to all private employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to all private employees.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.1677 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by gender: female in 2018.

That represents a change of up 21.8% on the previous year and up 16,445.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Estonia peaked at 0.1929 compared to all private employees in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.001 compared to all private employees, in 2008.

Estonia ranks 32nd of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees) in Estonia, 2004 to 2018.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2004 0.1292 compared to all private employees
2005 0.1929 compared to all private employees +49.3%
2006 0.1615 compared to all private employees -16.3%
2007 0.106 compared to all private employees -34.4%
2008 0.001 compared to all private employees -99.0%
2009 0.074 compared to all private employees +7196.9%
2010 0.1769 compared to all private employees +139.1%
2011 0.1443 compared to all private employees -18.4%
2012 0.0756 compared to all private employees -47.6%
2013 0.075 compared to all private employees -0.9%
2014 0.1664 compared to all private employees +121.9%
2015 0.1375 compared to all private employees -17.4%
2016 0.1357 compared to all private employees -1.3%
2017 0.1377 compared to all private employees +1.4%
2018 0.1677 compared to all private employees +21.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1108 compared to all private employees 0.001 compared to all private employees 0.1929 compared to all private employees 6
2010s 0.1352 compared to all private employees 0.075 compared to all private employees 0.1769 compared to all private employees 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 29 Ireland 0.1932 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 30 Greece 0.1847 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 31 Chile 0.1715 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 33 Lithuania 0.1618 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 34 Cyprus 0.1557 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 35 Viet Nam 0.155 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Estonia?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Estonia was 0.1677 compared to all private employees in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1929 compared to all private employees in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.001 compared to all private employees in 2008.
How does Estonia rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Estonia ranks 32nd out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16,445.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 741 data points, 2000–2021
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