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

Costa Rica
0.4101 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Türkiye
0.3677 compared to formal wage employees
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
5th
Türkiye rank
6th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Türkiye
0.10.20.30.40.5200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3677 compared to formal wage employees in Türkiye, a difference of 0.0424 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 5th and Türkiye ranks 6th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Türkiye Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1516 compared to formal wage employees 0.3594 compared to formal wage employees 0.2078 compared to formal wage employees Türkiye
2010s 0.2235 compared to formal wage employees 0.3677 compared to formal wage employees 0.1442 compared to formal wage employees Türkiye

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 Türkiye?
Costa Rica, at 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3677 compared to formal wage employees in Türkiye as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Costa Rica and Türkiye?
0.0424 compared to formal wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Türkiye?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Türkiye rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 5th and Türkiye ranks 6th 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