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

Dominican Republic
0.5848 compared to formal wage employees
in 2019
El Salvador
0.3749 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Dominican Republic rank
2nd
El Salvador rank
4th

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.5848 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3749 compared to formal wage employees in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2099 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 2nd and El Salvador ranks 4th of 54 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1171 compared to formal wage employees 0.1134 compared to formal wage employees 0.2304 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador
2010s 0.0056 compared to formal wage employees 0.2848 compared to formal wage employees 0.2792 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, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?
Dominican Republic, at 0.5848 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3749 compared to formal wage employees in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
0.2099 compared to formal wage employees, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Dominican Republic ranks 2nd 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