Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education

Costa Rica
0.3538 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
El Salvador
0.3426 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
8th
El Salvador rank
9th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
0.10.20.30.4200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.3538 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3426 compared to formal wage employees in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0112 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 8th and El Salvador ranks 9th of 54 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1376 compared to formal wage employees 0.2758 compared to formal wage employees 0.1382 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador
2010s 0.325 compared to formal wage employees 0.3624 compared to formal wage employees 0.0374 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador
2020s 0.3538 compared to formal wage employees 0.3426 compared to formal wage employees 0.0113 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: secondary education, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 0.3538 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3426 compared to formal wage employees in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0112 compared to formal wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Costa Rica ranks 8th and El Salvador ranks 9th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary 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: Secondary 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, 657 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed