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

Colombia
0.402 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Costa Rica
0.3339 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Colombia rank
5th
Costa Rica rank
8th

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.402 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3339 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0681 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2289 compared to formal wage employees 0.0578 compared to formal wage employees 0.1711 compared to formal wage employees Colombia
2010s 0.3671 compared to formal wage employees 0.3357 compared to formal wage employees 0.0314 compared to formal wage employees Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by industry: education, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Colombia, at 0.402 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3339 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: education between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.0681 compared to formal wage employees, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2015.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Colombia ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to formal wage 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 formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
20 places, 210 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed