Brazil vs El Salvador: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education

Brazil
0.284 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
El Salvador
0.3749 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Brazil rank
7th
El Salvador rank
4th

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

  • Brazil
  • El Salvador
-0.100.10.20.30.4200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.3749 compared to formal wage employees against 0.284 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil, a difference of 0.0909 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and El Salvador ranks 4th of 54 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.014 compared to formal wage employees 0.0974 compared to formal wage employees 0.0833 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador
2010s 0.1817 compared to formal wage employees 0.3352 compared to formal wage employees 0.1535 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador
2020s 0.284 compared to formal wage employees 0.3749 compared to formal wage employees 0.0909 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: tertiary education, Brazil or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.3749 compared to formal wage employees against 0.284 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Brazil and El Salvador?
0.0909 compared to formal wage employees, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Brazil ranks 7th and El Salvador ranks 4th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary 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: Tertiary 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