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

Colombia
0.402 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
El Salvador
0.5363 compared to formal wage employees
in 2014
Colombia rank
5th
El Salvador rank
3rd

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.5363 compared to formal wage employees against 0.402 compared to formal wage employees in Colombia, a difference of 0.1343 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 5th and El Salvador ranks 3rd of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2289 compared to formal wage employees 0.3128 compared to formal wage employees 0.0839 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador
2010s 0.3598 compared to formal wage employees 0.5399 compared to formal wage employees 0.1801 compared to formal wage 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, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.5363 compared to formal wage employees against 0.402 compared to formal wage employees in Colombia as of 2014.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: education between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.1343 compared to formal wage employees, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2014.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Colombia ranks 5th and El Salvador ranks 3rd 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