Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Public sector wage premium for females, by occupation: Teachers

Costa Rica
0.7153 compared to paid wage employees
in 2012
Sri Lanka
1.01 compared to paid wage employees
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
6th
Sri Lanka rank
4th

Public sector wage premium for females, by occupation: Teachers over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.01 compared to paid wage employees against 0.7153 compared to paid wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2947 compared to paid wage employees.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1592 compared to paid wage employees 1.08 compared to paid wage employees 0.9255 compared to paid wage employees Sri Lanka
2010s 0.7153 compared to paid wage employees 0.8911 compared to paid wage employees 0.1758 compared to paid wage employees Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium for females, by occupation: teachers, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.01 compared to paid wage employees against 0.7153 compared to paid wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium for females, by occupation: teachers between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
0.2947 compared to paid wage employees, with Sri Lanka 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 for females, by occupation: teachers?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium for females, by occupation: Teachers (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 occupation: Teachers (compared to paid wage employees)
Unit
compared to paid wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
20 places, 209 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed