El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education

El Salvador
0.3426 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Sri Lanka
0.3043 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
El Salvador rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
10th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
0.10.20.30.40.5200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.3426 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3043 compared to formal wage employees in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0383 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

El Salvador ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 54 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3453 compared to formal wage employees 0.4469 compared to formal wage employees 0.1016 compared to formal wage employees Sri Lanka
2010s 0.3924 compared to formal wage employees 0.2457 compared to formal wage employees 0.1467 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
El Salvador, at 0.3426 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3043 compared to formal wage employees in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
0.0383 compared to formal wage employees, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
El Salvador ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th 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