Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education
Costa Rica
0.4101 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Ecuador
0.3437 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
5th
Ecuador rank
8th
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3437 compared to formal wage employees in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0664 compared to formal wage employees.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 5th and Ecuador ranks 8th of 54 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1303 compared to formal wage employees | 0.3044 compared to formal wage employees | 0.1742 compared to formal wage employees | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.2679 compared to formal wage employees | 0.3581 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0902 compared to formal wage employees | Ecuador |
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 Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3437 compared to formal wage employees in Ecuador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.0664 compared to formal wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th and Ecuador ranks 8th 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.