Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Brazil

Brazil: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education was 0.0637 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.0637 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 114.5%
World rank
14th
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.0637 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
All-time low
-0.4387 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
Years of data
14
2002–2017

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Brazil, 2002–2017

-0.4-0.2-02002200920172002: -0.147 compared to formal wage employees2003: -0.182 compared to formal wage employees2004: -0.13 compared to formal wage employees2005: -0.162 compared to formal wage employees2006: -0.113 compared to formal wage employees2007: -0.087 compared to formal wage employees2008: -0.13 compared to formal wage employees2009: -0.08 compared to formal wage employees2011: -0.039 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.004 compared to formal wage employees2014: -0.006 compared to formal wage employees2015: -0.014 compared to formal wage employees2016: -0.439 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.064 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.0637 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by industry: education in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 114.5% on the previous year and up 173.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Brazil peaked at 0.0637 compared to formal wage employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.4387 compared to formal wage employees, in 2016.

Brazil ranks 14th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to formal wage employees) in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2002 -0.1467 compared to formal wage employees
2003 -0.1823 compared to formal wage employees +24.3%
2004 -0.1305 compared to formal wage employees -28.4%
2005 -0.1625 compared to formal wage employees +24.5%
2006 -0.1129 compared to formal wage employees -30.5%
2007 -0.0873 compared to formal wage employees -22.7%
2008 -0.1299 compared to formal wage employees +48.8%
2009 -0.08 compared to formal wage employees -38.4%
2011 -0.0385 compared to formal wage employees -51.8%
2012 0.0038 compared to formal wage employees -109.8%
2014 -0.006 compared to formal wage employees -258.3%
2015 -0.0141 compared to formal wage employees +134.3%
2016 -0.4387 compared to formal wage employees +3020.9%
2017 0.0637 compared to formal wage employees -114.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.129 compared to formal wage employees -0.1823 compared to formal wage employees -0.08 compared to formal wage employees 8
2010s -0.0716 compared to formal wage employees -0.4387 compared to formal wage employees 0.0637 compared to formal wage employees 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 11 Paraguay 0.2342 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 12 Uruguay 0.2263 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 13 Honduras 0.096 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 15 Russian Federation 0.0222 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 16 Australia 0.0041 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 17 Argentina -0.0269 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Brazil?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Brazil was 0.0637 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0637 compared to formal wage employees in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was -0.4387 compared to formal wage employees in 2016.
How does Brazil rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Brazil ranks 14th out of 20 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 173.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil 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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