Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Greece

Greece: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male was 0.0988 compared to all private employees in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0988 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 28.4%
World rank
30th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.1515 compared to all private employees
in 2007
All-time low
0.0288 compared to all private employees
in 2011
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

0.0250.050.0750.10.1250.152007201220182007: 0.151 compared to all private employees2008: 0.1 compared to all private employees2009: 0.087 compared to all private employees2010: 0.076 compared to all private employees2011: 0.029 compared to all private employees2012: 0.145 compared to all private employees2013: 0.097 compared to all private employees2014: 0.128 compared to all private employees2015: 0.123 compared to all private employees2016: 0.136 compared to all private employees2017: 0.138 compared to all private employees2018: 0.099 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.0988 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by gender: male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Greece peaked at 0.1515 compared to all private employees in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0288 compared to all private employees, in 2011.

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

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

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (compared to all private employees) in Greece, 2007 to 2018.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2007 0.1515 compared to all private employees
2008 0.0996 compared to all private employees -34.2%
2009 0.0866 compared to all private employees -13.1%
2010 0.076 compared to all private employees -12.2%
2011 0.0288 compared to all private employees -62.1%
2012 0.1447 compared to all private employees +402.6%
2013 0.0967 compared to all private employees -33.2%
2014 0.1276 compared to all private employees +32.0%
2015 0.1232 compared to all private employees -3.5%
2016 0.1355 compared to all private employees +10.0%
2017 0.1379 compared to all private employees +1.7%
2018 0.0988 compared to all private employees -28.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1126 compared to all private employees 0.0866 compared to all private employees 0.1515 compared to all private employees 3
2010s 0.1077 compared to all private employees 0.0288 compared to all private employees 0.1447 compared to all private employees 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 27 Georgia 0.1343 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 28 Paraguay 0.1084 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 29 Uruguay 0.1002 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 31 Italy 0.0981 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 32 Romania 0.0744 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 33 Estonia 0.0723 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Greece?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Greece was 0.0988 compared to all private employees in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: male recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.1515 compared to all private employees in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: male recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0288 compared to all private employees in 2011.
How does Greece rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: male?
Greece ranks 30th out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: male rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (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, 737 data points, 2000–2021
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