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

Colombia
-0.3221 compared to male paid employees
in 2017
Costa Rica
-0.3203 compared to male paid employees
in 2015
Colombia rank
14th
Costa Rica rank
13th

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

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
-0.4-0.200.2200020082017

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports -0.3203 compared to male paid employees against -0.3221 compared to male paid employees in Colombia, a difference of 0.0018 compared to male paid employees.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 14th 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 Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s -0.2372 compared to male paid employees -0.1254 compared to male paid employees 0.1118 compared to male paid employees Costa Rica
2010s -0.2747 compared to male paid employees -0.1642 compared to male paid employees 0.1106 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, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at -0.3203 compared to male paid employees against -0.3221 compared to male paid employees in Colombia as of 2015.
What is the difference in gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.0018 compared to male paid employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: education?
Colombia ranks 14th 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