Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in

Costa Rica
0.3132
in 2021
El Salvador
0.283
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
53rd
El Salvador rank
56th

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
00.10.20.30.4200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.3132 against 0.283 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0302.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 53rd and El Salvador ranks 56th of 71 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.382 0.3515 0.0304 Costa Rica
2010s 0.3486 0.3396 0.009 Costa Rica
2020s 0.3132 0.283 0.0302 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 0.3132 against 0.283 in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0302, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and El Salvador ranks 56th of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed