Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to all private employees) by country

Countries reporting
22
Highest
1.32 compared to all private employees
Pakistan
Lowest
-0.2428 compared to all private employees
Armenia
Median
0.284 compared to all private employees
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
255

What the numbers show

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to all private employees) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 1.32 compared to all private employees in Pakistan; the lowest is -0.2428 compared to all private employees in Armenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.284 compared to all private employees, and the mean is 0.3655 compared to all private employees.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 903.2%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 238.2%).

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Pakistan 1.32 compared to all private employees 2020 up 7.5% rising
2 Dominican Republic 0.8481 compared to all private employees 2019 up 190.1% volatile
3 Guatemala 0.6913 compared to all private employees 2017 up 22.0% rising
4 Sri Lanka 0.6511 compared to all private employees 2016 up 50.4% falling
5 Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip 0.6235 compared to all private employees 2017 up 64.8% volatile
6 El Salvador 0.5892 compared to all private employees 2014 up 2.0% rising
7 Philippines 0.5195 compared to all private employees 2014 up 514.7% volatile
8 Colombia 0.4828 compared to all private employees 2017 up 82.0% rising
9 Costa Rica 0.4741 compared to all private employees 2015 up 327.7% volatile
10 Peru 0.448 compared to all private employees 2017 up 903.2% volatile
11 Ecuador 0.3038 compared to all private employees 2017 up 19.3% volatile
12 Jordan 0.2643 compared to all private employees 2016 up 91.9% falling
13 Ethiopia 0.2575 compared to all private employees 2016 down 53.6% falling
14 Paraguay 0.2564 compared to all private employees 2010 up 454.5% volatile
15 Uruguay 0.2512 compared to all private employees 2017 down 29.0% volatile
16 Honduras 0.2356 compared to all private employees 2016 up 23.7% rising
17 Brazil 0.076 compared to all private employees 2017 up 308.8% volatile
18 Australia 0.0222 compared to all private employees 2015 down 92.7% volatile
19 Russia 0.0211 compared to all private employees 2011 up 108.8% volatile
20 Argentina 0.0088 compared to all private employees 2017 up 691.3% volatile
21 Chile -0.0625 compared to all private employees 2015 down 103.3% rising
22 Armenia -0.2428 compared to all private employees 2021 down 238.2% volatile

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
22 places, 255 data points, 2000–2021
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