Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Colombia

Colombia: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education was 0.402 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.402 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
5th
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.4531 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
All-time low
0.1815 compared to formal wage employees
in 2006
Years of data
12
2006–2017

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Colombia, 2006–2017

00.10.20.30.40.52006201120172006: 0.181 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.182 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.266 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.285 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.362 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.365 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.357 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.405 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.362 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.382 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.453 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.402 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.402 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by industry: education in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 120.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Colombia peaked at 0.4531 compared to formal wage employees in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1815 compared to formal wage employees, in 2006.

That places Colombia 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to formal wage employees) in Colombia, 2006 to 2017.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2006 0.1815 compared to formal wage employees
2007 0.1825 compared to formal wage employees +0.5%
2008 0.2664 compared to formal wage employees +46.0%
2009 0.2852 compared to formal wage employees +7.1%
2010 0.3624 compared to formal wage employees +27.0%
2011 0.3654 compared to formal wage employees +0.8%
2012 0.3571 compared to formal wage employees -2.3%
2013 0.4052 compared to formal wage employees +13.5%
2014 0.3624 compared to formal wage employees -10.6%
2015 0.3819 compared to formal wage employees +5.4%
2016 0.4531 compared to formal wage employees +18.6%
2017 0.402 compared to formal wage employees -11.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2289 compared to formal wage employees 0.1815 compared to formal wage employees 0.2852 compared to formal wage employees 4
2010s 0.3862 compared to formal wage employees 0.3571 compared to formal wage employees 0.4531 compared to formal wage employees 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 2 Pakistan 0.7198 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 3 El Salvador 0.5363 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 4 Guatemala 0.5052 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 6 Peru 0.3744 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 7 Sri Lanka 0.3543 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 8 Costa Rica 0.3339 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Colombia?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Colombia was 0.402 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 Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4531 compared to formal wage employees in 2016.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1815 compared to formal wage employees in 2006.
How does Colombia rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Colombia ranks 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 120.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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
Last refreshed