Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in Guatemala

Guatemala: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education was 0.5052 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5052 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
4th
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.5052 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
All-time low
0.1476 compared to formal wage employees
in 2011
Years of data
6
2002–2017

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

0.10.20.30.40.52002200920172002: 0.23 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.175 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.354 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.315 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.148 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.505 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 0.5052 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by industry: education in 2017. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Guatemala peaked at 0.5052 compared to formal wage employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1476 compared to formal wage employees, in 2011.

Guatemala ranks 4th of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to formal wage employees) in Guatemala, 2002 to 2017.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2002 0.2297 compared to formal wage employees
2003 0.1749 compared to formal wage employees -23.9%
2004 0.3537 compared to formal wage employees +102.3%
2006 0.3151 compared to formal wage employees -10.9%
2011 0.1476 compared to formal wage employees -53.2%
2017 0.5052 compared to formal wage employees +242.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2684 compared to formal wage employees 0.1749 compared to formal wage employees 0.3537 compared to formal wage employees 4
2010s 0.3264 compared to formal wage employees 0.1476 compared to formal wage employees 0.5052 compared to formal wage employees 2

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 1 Dominican Republic 0.8224 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 0.7198 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 3 El Salvador 0.5363 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 5 Colombia 0.402 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 6 Peru 0.3744 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 7 Sri Lanka 0.3543 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Guatemala?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: education in Guatemala was 0.5052 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 Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.5052 compared to formal wage employees in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1476 compared to formal wage employees in 2011.
How does Guatemala rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Guatemala ranks 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: education rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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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