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

Costa Rica
0.3339 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Ethiopia
0.2352 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
8th
Ethiopia rank
10th

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.3339 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2352 compared to formal wage employees in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0987 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 10th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0671 compared to formal wage employees 0.3964 compared to formal wage employees 0.3293 compared to formal wage employees Ethiopia
2010s 0.3357 compared to formal wage employees 0.1642 compared to formal wage employees 0.1715 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 Ethiopia?
Costa Rica, at 0.3339 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2352 compared to formal wage employees in Ethiopia as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: education between Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
0.0987 compared to formal wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Ethiopia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 10th 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