Costa Rica vs Cyprus: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education

Costa Rica
0.4101 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Cyprus
0.3548 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
5th
Cyprus rank
7th

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Cyprus
-0.100.10.20.30.4200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3548 compared to formal wage employees in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0553 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 5th and Cyprus ranks 7th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Cyprus Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1309 compared to formal wage employees 0.0003 compared to formal wage employees 0.1305 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica
2010s 0.2679 compared to formal wage employees 0.2355 compared to formal wage employees 0.0324 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Costa Rica or Cyprus?
Costa Rica, at 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3548 compared to formal wage employees in Cyprus as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Costa Rica and Cyprus?
0.0553 compared to formal wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cyprus?
10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Cyprus rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 5th and Cyprus ranks 7th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 652 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed