Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education
Costa Rica
0.3075 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Ecuador
0.418 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
6th
Ecuador rank
3rd
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.418 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1105 compared to formal wage employees.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Ecuador ranks 3rd of 54 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0807 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0728 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0079 compared to formal wage employees | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3912 compared to formal wage employees | 0.3835 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0077 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: tertiary education, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.418 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.1105 compared to formal wage employees, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th and Ecuador ranks 3rd 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.