Brazil vs Costa Rica: Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education

Brazil
-0.2377 compared to male paid employees
in 2017
Costa Rica
-0.3203 compared to male paid employees
in 2015
Brazil rank
10th
Costa Rica rank
13th

Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
-0.4-0.200.2200020082017

How they compare

Brazil currently reports -0.2377 compared to male paid employees against -0.3203 compared to male paid employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0826 compared to male paid employees.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Brazil ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 13th of 21 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s -0.3023 compared to male paid employees -0.1086 compared to male paid employees 0.1937 compared to male paid employees Costa Rica
2010s -0.2788 compared to male paid employees -0.1707 compared to male paid employees 0.1081 compared to male paid employees Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Brazil, at -0.2377 compared to male paid employees against -0.3203 compared to male paid employees in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.0826 compared to male paid employees, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education?
Brazil ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 13th of 21 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education (compared to male paid employees). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Education (compared to male paid employees)
Unit
compared to male paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 248 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed