Australia vs Canada: Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 101.93 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent against 94.26 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent in Canada, a difference of 7.67 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 3rd of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.33 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 89.64 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 0.308 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | Canada |
| 2010s | 86.92 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 89.1 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 2.18 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | Canada |
| 2020s | 94.12 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 90.64 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 3.47 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 101.93 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent against 94.26 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper between Australia and Canada?
- 7.67 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper?
- Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 3rd of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainment, by age group, gender and educational attainment level — Relative earnings. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the relative earnings of workers, by age group, gender, educational attainment level and work time arrangement. The baseline is the earnings of workers with upper secondary attainment. The default table displays 2024 data (or the latest available year) on the earnings of 25-64 year-old full-time workers with below upper secondary attainment or teritary attainment as a percentage of the earnings of their peers with upper secondary attainment. The selection can be changed to display data by gender, educational attainment level, age group and work time arrangement (e.g. full- or part-time employment). Note that the baseline is the earnings of workers with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary attainment for Colombia, France, Italy, Peru and Swizterland. Data refer to gross earnings except for Argentina and Türkiye. Data on full-time workers are recommended because of better comparability. Filter the time period to visualise historical data. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on September 29, 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.