Colombia vs El Salvador: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education

Colombia
0.4828 compared to all private employees
in 2017
El Salvador
0.5892 compared to all private employees
in 2014
Colombia rank
8th
El Salvador rank
6th

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.5892 compared to all private employees against 0.4828 compared to all private employees in Colombia, a difference of 0.1064 compared to all private employees.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 8th and El Salvador ranks 6th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3072 compared to all private employees 0.3952 compared to all private employees 0.088 compared to all private employees El Salvador
2010s 0.4696 compared to all private employees 0.5892 compared to all private employees 0.1196 compared to all private employees El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by industry: education, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.5892 compared to all private employees against 0.4828 compared to all private employees in Colombia as of 2014.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: education between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.1064 compared to all private employees, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2014.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Colombia ranks 8th and El Salvador ranks 6th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to all private 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 industry: Education (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
22 places, 255 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed