Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary in Croatia

Croatia: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary was -0.1973 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
-0.1973 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 80.9%
World rank
46th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.1737 compared to formal wage employees
in 2010
All-time low
-0.1973 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary in Croatia, 2010–2018

-0.2-0.100.10.22010201420182010: 0.174 compared to formal wage employees2011: -0.025 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.02 compared to formal wage employees2013: -0.014 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.034 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.034 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.037 compared to formal wage employees2017: -0.109 compared to formal wage employees2018: -0.197 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Croatia recorded -0.1973 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 80.9% on the previous year and down 213.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Croatia peaked at 0.1737 compared to formal wage employees in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.1973 compared to formal wage employees, in 2018.

That places Croatia 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees) in Croatia, 2010 to 2018.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2010 0.1737 compared to formal wage employees —
2011 -0.0246 compared to formal wage employees -114.2%
2012 0.0196 compared to formal wage employees -179.6%
2013 -0.0137 compared to formal wage employees -170.0%
2014 0.0345 compared to formal wage employees -351.4%
2015 0.0341 compared to formal wage employees -1.0%
2016 0.037 compared to formal wage employees +8.6%
2017 -0.109 compared to formal wage employees -394.4%
2018 -0.1973 compared to formal wage employees +80.9%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's -0.1973 compared to formal wage employees is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.0357 compared to formal wage employees, 5.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's -0.1973 compared to formal wage employees is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0826 compared to formal wage employees, 2.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 43 Peru -0.1411 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 44 Czechia -0.1566 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 45 Paraguay -0.1723 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 47 Slovakia -0.2534 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 48 Switzerland -0.286 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 49 United Kingdom -0.3377 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Croatia?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Croatia was -0.1973 compared to formal wage employees in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1737 compared to formal wage employees in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1973 compared to formal wage employees in 2018.
How does Croatia rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary?
Croatia ranks 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 213.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 610 data points, 2000–2021
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