Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education

Costa Rica
0.4741 compared to all private employees
in 2015
Ecuador
0.3038 compared to all private employees
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
9th
Ecuador rank
11th

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.4741 compared to all private employees against 0.3038 compared to all private employees in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1703 compared to all private employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 9th and Ecuador ranks 11th of 22 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1404 compared to all private employees 0.1612 compared to all private employees 0.0208 compared to all private employees Ecuador
2010s 0.4879 compared to all private employees 0.3154 compared to all private employees 0.1726 compared to all private employees Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by industry: education, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Costa Rica, at 0.4741 compared to all private employees against 0.3038 compared to all private employees in Ecuador as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: education between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0.1703 compared to all private employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Ecuador ranks 11th 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