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

Costa Rica
0.3014 compared to paid wage employees
in 2015
Uruguay
0.2134 compared to paid wage employees
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
6th
Uruguay rank
8th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
-0.2500.250.50.75200020082017

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.3014 compared to paid wage employees against 0.2134 compared to paid wage employees in Uruguay, a difference of 0.088 compared to paid wage employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 8th 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 Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1597 compared to paid wage employees -0.0273 compared to paid wage employees 0.187 compared to paid wage employees Costa Rica
2010s 0.4683 compared to paid wage employees 0.1862 compared to paid wage employees 0.2821 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 Uruguay?
Costa Rica, at 0.3014 compared to paid wage employees against 0.2134 compared to paid wage employees in Uruguay as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium for males, by industry: education between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0.088 compared to paid wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium for males, by industry: education?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 8th 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