Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Jordan

Jordan: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education was 0.2643 compared to all private employees in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2643 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
12th
of 22 countries
All-time high
0.5656 compared to all private employees
in 2002
All-time low
0.1377 compared to all private employees
in 2007
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Jordan, 2002–2016

0.10.20.30.40.50.62002200920162002: 0.566 compared to all private employees2007: 0.138 compared to all private employees2008: 0.167 compared to all private employees2009: 0.168 compared to all private employees2010: 0.178 compared to all private employees2011: 0.223 compared to all private employees2012: 0.294 compared to all private employees2013: 0.275 compared to all private employees2014: 0.282 compared to all private employees2016: 0.264 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

In 2016, public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Jordan stood at 0.2643 compared to all private employees.

That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Jordan peaked at 0.5656 compared to all private employees in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1377 compared to all private employees, in 2007.

That places Jordan 12th 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 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2596 compared to all private employees 0.1377 compared to all private employees 0.5656 compared to all private employees 4
2010s 0.2528 compared to all private employees 0.1781 compared to all private employees 0.2936 compared to all private employees 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 9 Costa Rica 0.4741 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 10 Peru 0.448 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 11 Ecuador 0.3038 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 13 Ethiopia 0.2575 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 14 Paraguay 0.2564 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 15 Uruguay 0.2512 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 Jordan?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Jordan was 0.2643 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 Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5656 compared to all private employees in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1377 compared to all private employees in 2007.
How does Jordan rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Jordan ranks 12th out of 22 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: education rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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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