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

Finland: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary was 0.0843 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.0843 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 142.0%
World rank
19th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.1296 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
All-time low
-0.2006 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Years of data
8
2008–2018

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary in Finland, 2008–2018

-0.2-0.1-00.12008201320182008: 0.043 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.113 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.069 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.108 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.13 compared to formal wage employees2016: -0.122 compared to formal wage employees2017: -0.201 compared to formal wage employees2018: 0.084 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.0843 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 142.0% on the previous year and up 96.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Finland peaked at 0.1296 compared to formal wage employees in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.2006 compared to formal wage employees, in 2017.

Finland ranks 19th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees) in Finland, 2008 to 2018.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2008 0.0429 compared to formal wage employees —
2012 0.1129 compared to formal wage employees +163.3%
2013 0.0693 compared to formal wage employees -38.6%
2014 0.1083 compared to formal wage employees +56.3%
2015 0.1296 compared to formal wage employees +19.6%
2016 -0.1221 compared to formal wage employees -194.2%
2017 -0.2006 compared to formal wage employees +64.2%
2018 0.0843 compared to formal wage employees -142.0%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 0.0843 compared to formal wage employees is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.0357 compared to formal wage employees. (31 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 0.0843 compared to formal wage employees is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0826 compared to formal wage employees. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0429 compared to formal wage employees 0.0429 compared to formal wage employees 0.0429 compared to formal wage employees 1
2010s 0.026 compared to formal wage employees -0.2006 compared to formal wage employees 0.1296 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 16 Dominican Republic 0.1745 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 17 Namibia 0.1257 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 18 Mexico 0.1099 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 20 Australia 0.0746 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 21 Belgium 0.0683 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 22 Romania 0.0636 compared to formal wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

More reference data data for Finland

All data for Finland →

Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Finland?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Finland was 0.0843 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 Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1296 compared to formal wage employees in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was -0.2006 compared to formal wage employees in 2017.
How does Finland rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary?
Finland ranks 19th out of 53 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 96.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Finland 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary in Finland. Statizoid. Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/public-sector-wage-premium-by-occupational-group-elementary-occupation-compared-to-formal/finland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/public-sector-wage-premium-by-occupational-group-elementary-occupation-compared-to-formal/finland/">Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary in Finland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed