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

Costa Rica
0.3075 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
El Salvador
0.3749 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
6th
El Salvador rank
4th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.3749 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0674 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 6th and El Salvador ranks 4th 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 0.0801 compared to formal wage employees 0.1026 compared to formal wage employees 0.0225 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador
2010s 0.426 compared to formal wage employees 0.3343 compared to formal wage employees 0.0916 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica
2020s 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees 0.3749 compared to formal wage employees 0.0674 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, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.3749 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0674 compared to formal wage employees, with El Salvador 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: tertiary education?
Costa Rica ranks 6th 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