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

Costa Rica
0.4741 compared to all private employees
in 2015
El Salvador
0.5892 compared to all private employees
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
9th
El Salvador rank
6th

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.5892 compared to all private employees against 0.4741 compared to all private employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1151 compared to all private employees.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 6th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1484 compared to all private employees 0.4174 compared to all private employees 0.269 compared to all private employees El Salvador
2010s 0.7331 compared to all private employees 0.5893 compared to all private employees 0.1439 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 El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.5892 compared to all private employees against 0.4741 compared to all private employees in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: education between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.1151 compared to all private employees, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2012.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Costa Rica ranks 9th 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