Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Colombia

Colombia: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education was 0.4828 compared to all private employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4828 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
8th
of 22 countries
All-time high
0.5378 compared to all private employees
in 2016
All-time low
0.1151 compared to all private employees
in 2004
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Colombia, 2001–2017

0.10.20.30.40.52001200920172001: 0.457 compared to all private employees2002: 0.313 compared to all private employees2003: 0.242 compared to all private employees2004: 0.115 compared to all private employees2005: 0.242 compared to all private employees2006: 0.32 compared to all private employees2007: 0.265 compared to all private employees2008: 0.351 compared to all private employees2009: 0.394 compared to all private employees2010: 0.488 compared to all private employees2011: 0.473 compared to all private employees2012: 0.482 compared to all private employees2013: 0.506 compared to all private employees2014: 0.458 compared to all private employees2015: 0.492 compared to all private employees2016: 0.538 compared to all private employees2017: 0.483 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.4828 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by industry: education in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 82.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Colombia peaked at 0.5378 compared to all private employees in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1151 compared to all private employees, in 2004.

Colombia ranks 8th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to all private employees) in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2001 0.4568 compared to all private employees
2002 0.3132 compared to all private employees -31.4%
2003 0.2416 compared to all private employees -22.9%
2004 0.1151 compared to all private employees -52.4%
2005 0.2418 compared to all private employees +110.1%
2006 0.3198 compared to all private employees +32.3%
2007 0.2652 compared to all private employees -17.1%
2008 0.3514 compared to all private employees +32.5%
2009 0.3944 compared to all private employees +12.2%
2010 0.4876 compared to all private employees +23.6%
2011 0.4731 compared to all private employees -3.0%
2012 0.4816 compared to all private employees +1.8%
2013 0.506 compared to all private employees +5.1%
2014 0.4576 compared to all private employees -9.6%
2015 0.4924 compared to all private employees +7.6%
2016 0.5378 compared to all private employees +9.2%
2017 0.4828 compared to all private employees -10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2999 compared to all private employees 0.1151 compared to all private employees 0.4568 compared to all private employees 9
2010s 0.4899 compared to all private employees 0.4576 compared to all private employees 0.5378 compared to all private employees 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 5 Palestine, State of 0.6235 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 6 El Salvador 0.5892 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 7 Philippines 0.5195 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 9 Costa Rica 0.4741 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 10 Peru 0.448 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 11 Ecuador 0.3038 compared to all private employees compare

See the full ranking of 22 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Colombia?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Colombia was 0.4828 compared to all private employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5378 compared to all private employees in 2016.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1151 compared to all private employees in 2004.
How does Colombia rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Colombia ranks 8th out of 22 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
Last refreshed