Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education was 0.2575 compared to all private employees in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2575 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
13th
of 22 countries
All-time high
0.5552 compared to all private employees
in 2006
All-time low
0.1409 compared to all private employees
in 2012
Years of data
12
2003–2016

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Ethiopia, 2003–2016

0.10.20.30.40.50.62003200920162003: 0.377 compared to all private employees2004: 0.411 compared to all private employees2005: 0.309 compared to all private employees2006: 0.555 compared to all private employees2009: 0.486 compared to all private employees2010: 0.174 compared to all private employees2011: 0.284 compared to all private employees2012: 0.141 compared to all private employees2013: 0.228 compared to all private employees2014: 0.23 compared to all private employees2015: 0.341 compared to all private employees2016: 0.258 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Ethiopia is 0.2575 compared to all private employees, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Ethiopia peaked at 0.5552 compared to all private employees in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1409 compared to all private employees, in 2012.

That places Ethiopia 13th out of 22 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 industry: Education in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to all private employees) in Ethiopia, 2003 to 2016.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2003 0.3775 compared to all private employees
2004 0.4106 compared to all private employees +8.8%
2005 0.3092 compared to all private employees -24.7%
2006 0.5552 compared to all private employees +79.5%
2009 0.4862 compared to all private employees -12.4%
2010 0.174 compared to all private employees -64.2%
2011 0.2837 compared to all private employees +63.0%
2012 0.1409 compared to all private employees -50.3%
2013 0.2282 compared to all private employees +62.0%
2014 0.2296 compared to all private employees +0.6%
2015 0.3407 compared to all private employees +48.4%
2016 0.2575 compared to all private employees -24.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4277 compared to all private employees 0.3092 compared to all private employees 0.5552 compared to all private employees 5
2010s 0.2364 compared to all private employees 0.1409 compared to all private employees 0.3407 compared to all private employees 7

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 10 Peru 0.448 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 11 Ecuador 0.3038 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 12 Jordan 0.2643 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 14 Paraguay 0.2564 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 15 Uruguay 0.2512 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 16 Honduras 0.2356 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 Ethiopia?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Ethiopia was 0.2575 compared to all private employees in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5552 compared to all private employees in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1409 compared to all private employees in 2012.
How does Ethiopia rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Ethiopia ranks 13th out of 22 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: education rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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
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