Colombia vs Costa Rica: Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education

Colombia
0.6925 compared to paid wage employees
in 2017
Costa Rica
0.5979 compared to paid wage employees
in 2015
Colombia rank
7th
Costa Rica rank
8th

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.6925 compared to paid wage employees against 0.5979 compared to paid wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0946 compared to paid wage employees.

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

Across all 12 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4261 compared to paid wage employees 0.1691 compared to paid wage employees 0.2571 compared to paid wage employees Colombia
2010s 0.6391 compared to paid wage employees 0.5045 compared to paid wage employees 0.1346 compared to paid wage employees Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Colombia, at 0.6925 compared to paid wage employees against 0.5979 compared to paid wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.0946 compared to paid wage employees, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: education?
Colombia ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Education (compared to paid 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 for females, by industry: Education (compared to paid wage employees)
Unit
compared to paid wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 259 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed