Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Public sector wage premium, by occupation: Teacher

Costa Rica
0.9088 compared to all private employees
in 2012
Sri Lanka
0.6941 compared to all private employees
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Sri Lanka rank
4th

Public sector wage premium, by occupation: Teacher over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.9088 compared to all private employees against 0.6941 compared to all private employees in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2147 compared to all private employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2144 compared to all private employees 0.7929 compared to all private employees 0.5785 compared to all private employees Sri Lanka
2010s 0.9088 compared to all private employees 0.6495 compared to all private employees 0.2593 compared to all private employees Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupation: teacher, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
Costa Rica, at 0.9088 compared to all private employees against 0.6941 compared to all private employees in Sri Lanka as of 2012.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupation: teacher between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
0.2147 compared to all private employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2012.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupation: teacher?
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by occupation: Teacher (compared to all private 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 occupation: Teacher (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
20 places, 207 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed