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

Costa Rica
0.3339 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Paraguay
0.2342 compared to formal wage employees
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
8th
Paraguay rank
11th

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Paraguay
-0.200.20.4200020072015

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.3339 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2342 compared to formal wage employees in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0997 compared to formal wage employees.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 8th and Paraguay ranks 11th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0299 compared to formal wage employees 0.0003 compared to formal wage employees 0.0296 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica
2010s 0.182 compared to formal wage employees 0.2342 compared to formal wage employees 0.0521 compared to formal wage employees Paraguay

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 Paraguay?
Costa Rica, at 0.3339 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2342 compared to formal wage employees in Paraguay as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: education between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
0.0997 compared to formal wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Paraguay ranks 11th 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