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

Costa Rica
0.3014 compared to paid wage employees
in 2015
Peru
0.4574 compared to paid wage employees
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
6th
Peru rank
3rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
-0.2500.250.50.75200020082017

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.4574 compared to paid wage employees against 0.3014 compared to paid wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.156 compared to paid wage employees.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 6th and Peru ranks 3rd of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1774 compared to paid wage employees -0.1267 compared to paid wage employees 0.304 compared to paid wage employees Costa Rica
2010s 0.4683 compared to paid wage employees -0.1496 compared to paid wage employees 0.6179 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 Peru?
Peru, at 0.4574 compared to paid wage employees against 0.3014 compared to paid wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium for males, by industry: education between Costa Rica and Peru?
0.156 compared to paid wage employees, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for public sector wage premium for males, by industry: education?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Peru ranks 3rd 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