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

Costa Rica
0.4741 compared to all private employees
in 2015
Jordan
0.2643 compared to all private employees
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
9th
Jordan rank
12th

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Jordan
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.4741 compared to all private employees against 0.2643 compared to all private employees in Jordan, a difference of 0.2098 compared to all private employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.8 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Jordan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 9th and Jordan ranks 12th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Jordan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1865 compared to all private employees 0.2596 compared to all private employees 0.0731 compared to all private employees Jordan
2010s 0.4949 compared to all private employees 0.2358 compared to all private employees 0.259 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 Jordan?
Costa Rica, at 0.4741 compared to all private employees against 0.2643 compared to all private employees in Jordan as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: education between Costa Rica and Jordan?
0.2098 compared to all private employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jordan?
6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2012.
How do Costa Rica and Jordan rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Jordan ranks 12th 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