Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Education

Costa Rica
0.3014 compared to paid wage employees
in 2015
El Salvador
0.4195 compared to paid wage employees
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
6th
El Salvador rank
4th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
-0.2500.250.50.75200020072015

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.4195 compared to paid wage employees against 0.3014 compared to paid wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1181 compared to paid wage employees.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 6th and El Salvador ranks 4th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1643 compared to paid wage employees 0.2819 compared to paid wage employees 0.1176 compared to paid wage employees El Salvador
2010s 0.8605 compared to paid wage employees 0.459 compared to paid wage employees 0.4015 compared to paid wage employees Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium for males, by industry: education, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.4195 compared to paid wage employees against 0.3014 compared to paid wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium for males, by industry: education between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.1181 compared to paid wage employees, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2012.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for public sector wage premium for males, by industry: education?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and El Salvador ranks 4th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium for males, 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 males, 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
22 places, 256 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed