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

El Salvador
0.5892 compared to all private employees
in 2014
Sri Lanka
0.6511 compared to all private employees
in 2016
El Salvador rank
6th
Sri Lanka rank
4th

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.6511 compared to all private employees against 0.5892 compared to all private employees in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0619 compared to all private employees.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

El Salvador ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 22 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4151 compared to all private employees 0.726 compared to all private employees 0.3109 compared to all private employees Sri Lanka
2010s 0.5892 compared to all private employees 0.4607 compared to all private employees 0.1285 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, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.6511 compared to all private employees against 0.5892 compared to all private employees in El Salvador as of 2016.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: education between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
0.0619 compared to all private employees, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
El Salvador ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th 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