Costa Rica vs Peru: Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education

Costa Rica
-0.1302 compared to male paid employees
in 2015
Peru
-0.1621 compared to male paid employees
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
16th
Peru rank
19th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.05-0200020082017

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports -0.1302 compared to male paid employees against -0.1621 compared to male paid employees in Peru, a difference of 0.0319 compared to male paid employees.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 16th and Peru ranks 19th of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1698 compared to male paid employees -0.0949 compared to male paid employees 0.0749 compared to male paid employees Peru
2010s -0.1543 compared to male paid employees -0.0876 compared to male paid employees 0.0667 compared to male paid employees Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education, Costa Rica or Peru?
Costa Rica, at -0.1302 compared to male paid employees against -0.1621 compared to male paid employees in Peru as of 2015.
What is the difference in gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education between Costa Rica and Peru?
0.0319 compared to male paid employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education?
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Peru ranks 19th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Gender wage premium in the public 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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Indicator
Gender wage premium in the public 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
23 places, 257 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed