Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Australia

Australia: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education was 0.0041 compared to formal wage employees in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
0.0041 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 84.8%
World rank
16th
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.3551 compared to formal wage employees
in 2004
All-time low
0.0041 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Years of data
14
2002–2015

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Australia, 2002–2015

00.10.20.30.42002200820152002: 0.179 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.298 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.355 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.271 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.119 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.265 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.176 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.215 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.155 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.163 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.059 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.037 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.027 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.004 compared to formal wage employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.0041 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by industry: education in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 84.8% on the previous year and down 98.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Australia peaked at 0.3551 compared to formal wage employees in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 compared to formal wage employees, in 2015.

Australia ranks 16th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to formal wage employees) in Australia, 2002 to 2015.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2002 0.1786 compared to formal wage employees
2003 0.2979 compared to formal wage employees +66.8%
2004 0.3551 compared to formal wage employees +19.2%
2005 0.2705 compared to formal wage employees -23.8%
2006 0.1188 compared to formal wage employees -56.1%
2007 0.2646 compared to formal wage employees +122.6%
2008 0.1763 compared to formal wage employees -33.4%
2009 0.2152 compared to formal wage employees +22.0%
2010 0.1554 compared to formal wage employees -27.8%
2011 0.1626 compared to formal wage employees +4.6%
2012 0.0586 compared to formal wage employees -63.9%
2013 0.0372 compared to formal wage employees -36.5%
2014 0.0271 compared to formal wage employees -27.0%
2015 0.0041 compared to formal wage employees -84.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2346 compared to formal wage employees 0.1188 compared to formal wage employees 0.3551 compared to formal wage employees 8
2010s 0.0742 compared to formal wage employees 0.0041 compared to formal wage employees 0.1626 compared to formal wage employees 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 13 Honduras 0.096 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 14 Brazil 0.0637 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 15 Russian Federation 0.0222 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 17 Argentina -0.0269 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 18 Chile -0.0659 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 19 Armenia -0.2454 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Australia?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Australia was 0.0041 compared to formal wage employees in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3551 compared to formal wage employees in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 compared to formal wage employees in 2015.
How does Australia rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Australia ranks 16th out of 20 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: education rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
20 places, 210 data points, 2000–2021
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