Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below by country
Countries reporting
28
Highest
6.54
Georgia
Lowest
0.4
Uganda
Median
1.34
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
376
What the numbers show
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 6.54 in Georgia; the lowest is 0.4 in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.34, and the mean is 1.52.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 1,208.2%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 78.3%).
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 6.54 | 2013 | up 1,208.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Rwanda | 2.88 | 2021 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 3 | Honduras | 2.22 | 2017 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 1.98 | 2015 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 5 | Guatemala | 1.98 | 2011 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 1.82 | 2020 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 1.73 | 2020 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 8 | Mauritius | 1.56 | 2012 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 1.55 | 2017 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 10 | Tanzania | 1.52 | 2020 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 11 | Colombia | 1.44 | 2021 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 1.39 | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 13 | Panama | 1.38 | 2018 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 14 | Jordan | 1.35 | 2016 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 1.33 | 2016 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 16 | Puerto Rico | 1.21 | 2005 | up 21.2% | flat |
| 17 | Paraguay | 1.08 | 2017 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 18 | Mexico | 1.03 | 2020 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 19 | Peru | 1 | 2016 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 20 | Ghana | 1 | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 1 | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 20 | Chile | 1 | 2017 | unchanged | falling |
| 23 | Philippines | 0.9167 | 2019 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 24 | Egypt | 0.9091 | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 0.8762 | 2013 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 26 | Palestine | 0.8242 | 2007 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 0.5714 | 2020 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Uganda | 0.4 | 2016 | down 78.3% | falling |