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

Costa Rica
0.3339 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Ecuador
0.2777 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
8th
Ecuador rank
9th

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.3339 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2777 compared to formal wage employees in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0562 compared to formal wage employees.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 8th and Ecuador ranks 9th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0271 compared to formal wage employees 0.1027 compared to formal wage employees 0.0756 compared to formal wage employees Ecuador
2010s 0.3357 compared to formal wage employees 0.2986 compared to formal wage employees 0.0371 compared to formal wage 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 Ecuador?
Costa Rica, at 0.3339 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2777 compared to formal wage employees in Ecuador as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: education between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0.0562 compared to formal wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Ecuador ranks 9th 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