Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education was 0.6511 compared to all private employees in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
0.6511 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
4th
of 22 countries
All-time high
1.2 compared to all private employees
in 2008
All-time low
0.3297 compared to all private employees
in 2002
Years of data
12
2002–2016
Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, 2002–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to all private employees.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.6511 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by industry: education in 2016.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.2 compared to all private employees in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3297 compared to all private employees, in 2002.
That places Sri Lanka 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | compared to all private employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3297 compared to all private employees | — |
| 2003 | 1.1 compared to all private employees | +233.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3898 compared to all private employees | -64.5% |
| 2007 | 0.433 compared to all private employees | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2 compared to all private employees | +176.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9091 compared to all private employees | -24.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6243 compared to all private employees | -31.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5485 compared to all private employees | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4879 compared to all private employees | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3729 compared to all private employees | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6619 compared to all private employees | +77.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6511 compared to all private employees | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.726 compared to all private employees | 0.3297 compared to all private employees | 1.2 compared to all private employees | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5578 compared to all private employees | 0.3729 compared to all private employees | 0.6619 compared to all private employees | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 1 Pakistan 1.32 compared to all private employees compare
- 2 Dominican Republic 0.8481 compared to all private employees compare
- 3 Guatemala 0.6913 compared to all private employees compare
- 5 Palestine, State of 0.6235 compared to all private employees compare
- 6 El Salvador 0.5892 compared to all private employees compare
- 7 Philippines 0.5195 compared to all private employees compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Sri Lanka?
- Public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Sri Lanka was 0.6511 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 compared to all private employees in 2008.
- What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3297 compared to all private employees in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2016.
- Is public sector wage premium, by industry: education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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