El Salvador vs Panama: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education
El Salvador
0.2495 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Panama
0.3001 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
El Salvador rank
15th
Panama rank
12th
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.3001 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2495 compared to formal wage employees in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0506 compared to formal wage employees.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 15th and Panama ranks 12th of 54 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1637 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0757 compared to formal wage employees | 0.088 compared to formal wage employees | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.2177 compared to formal wage employees | 0.1006 compared to formal wage employees | 0.1171 compared to formal wage employees | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2495 compared to formal wage employees | 0.3001 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0506 compared to formal wage employees | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.3001 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2495 compared to formal wage employees in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.0506 compared to formal wage employees, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
- El Salvador ranks 15th and Panama ranks 12th 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.