Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Greece

Greece: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.1847 compared to all private employees in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1847 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
30th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.2776 compared to all private employees
in 2007
All-time low
0.0969 compared to all private employees
in 2014
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Greece, 2007–2018

0.10.150.20.250.32007201220182007: 0.278 compared to all private employees2008: 0.17 compared to all private employees2009: 0.204 compared to all private employees2010: 0.103 compared to all private employees2011: 0.11 compared to all private employees2012: 0.152 compared to all private employees2013: 0.134 compared to all private employees2014: 0.097 compared to all private employees2015: 0.124 compared to all private employees2016: 0.195 compared to all private employees2017: 0.222 compared to all private employees2018: 0.185 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.1847 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by gender: female in 2018.

That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Greece peaked at 0.2776 compared to all private employees in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0969 compared to all private employees, in 2014.

Greece ranks 30th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees) in Greece, 2007 to 2018.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2007 0.2776 compared to all private employees
2008 0.1695 compared to all private employees -38.9%
2009 0.2039 compared to all private employees +20.3%
2010 0.1025 compared to all private employees -49.7%
2011 0.1097 compared to all private employees +7.0%
2012 0.1522 compared to all private employees +38.7%
2013 0.1342 compared to all private employees -11.8%
2014 0.0969 compared to all private employees -27.8%
2015 0.1245 compared to all private employees +28.5%
2016 0.1953 compared to all private employees +56.9%
2017 0.2224 compared to all private employees +13.9%
2018 0.1847 compared to all private employees -17.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.217 compared to all private employees 0.1695 compared to all private employees 0.2776 compared to all private employees 3
2010s 0.1469 compared to all private employees 0.0969 compared to all private employees 0.2224 compared to all private employees 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 27 Spain 0.2433 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 28 Jordan 0.238 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 29 Ireland 0.1932 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 31 Chile 0.1715 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 32 Estonia 0.1677 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 33 Lithuania 0.1618 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Greece?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Greece was 0.1847 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.2776 compared to all private employees in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0969 compared to all private employees in 2014.
How does Greece rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Greece ranks 30th out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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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