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

Czechia: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary was -0.1566 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
-0.1566 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 23.5%
World rank
44th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.038 compared to formal wage employees
in 2010
All-time low
-0.2006 compared to formal wage employees
in 2012
Years of data
14
2005–2018

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary in Czechia, 2005–2018

-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.05-00.052005201120182005: -0.098 compared to formal wage employees2006: -0.098 compared to formal wage employees2007: -0.126 compared to formal wage employees2008: -0.168 compared to formal wage employees2009: -0.117 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.038 compared to formal wage employees2011: -0.165 compared to formal wage employees2012: -0.201 compared to formal wage employees2013: -0.145 compared to formal wage employees2014: -0.113 compared to formal wage employees2015: -0.088 compared to formal wage employees2016: -0.089 compared to formal wage employees2017: -0.127 compared to formal wage employees2018: -0.157 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Czechia recorded -0.1566 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Czechia peaked at 0.038 compared to formal wage employees in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.2006 compared to formal wage employees, in 2012.

That places Czechia 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees) in Czechia, 2005 to 2018.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2005 -0.0976 compared to formal wage employees —
2006 -0.098 compared to formal wage employees +0.4%
2007 -0.1263 compared to formal wage employees +28.9%
2008 -0.1682 compared to formal wage employees +33.2%
2009 -0.1168 compared to formal wage employees -30.5%
2010 0.038 compared to formal wage employees -132.5%
2011 -0.1648 compared to formal wage employees -533.4%
2012 -0.2006 compared to formal wage employees +21.8%
2013 -0.1448 compared to formal wage employees -27.8%
2014 -0.1129 compared to formal wage employees -22.0%
2015 -0.0876 compared to formal wage employees -22.4%
2016 -0.0888 compared to formal wage employees +1.4%
2017 -0.1269 compared to formal wage employees +42.8%
2018 -0.1566 compared to formal wage employees +23.5%

Czechia compared with similar countries

  • Czechia's -0.1566 compared to formal wage employees is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.0357 compared to formal wage employees, 4.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Czechia's -0.1566 compared to formal wage employees is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0826 compared to formal wage employees, 1.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 -533.4% 0.038 compared to formal wage employees -0.1648 compared to formal wage employees

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.1214 compared to formal wage employees -0.1682 compared to formal wage employees -0.0976 compared to formal wage employees 5
2010s -0.1161 compared to formal wage employees -0.2006 compared to formal wage employees 0.038 compared to formal wage employees 9

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 41 Lithuania -0.1364 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 42 Ethiopia -0.1376 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 43 Peru -0.1411 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 45 Paraguay -0.1723 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 46 Croatia -0.1973 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 47 Slovakia -0.2534 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Czechia?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Czechia was -0.1566 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 Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 0.038 compared to formal wage employees in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.2006 compared to formal wage employees in 2012.
How does Czechia rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary?
Czechia ranks 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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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