Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education was -0.1302 compared to male paid employees in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education in Costa Rica, 2000–2015
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to male paid employees.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education in Costa Rica is -0.1302 compared to male paid employees, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education in Costa Rica peaked at -0.1063 compared to male paid employees in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.2124 compared to male paid employees, in 2004.
That places Costa Rica 16th out of 23 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | compared to male paid employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.1825 compared to male paid employees | — |
| 2001 | -0.1559 compared to male paid employees | -14.6% |
| 2002 | -0.1778 compared to male paid employees | +14.0% |
| 2003 | -0.1063 compared to male paid employees | -40.2% |
| 2004 | -0.2124 compared to male paid employees | +99.9% |
| 2005 | -0.1171 compared to male paid employees | -44.8% |
| 2006 | -0.153 compared to male paid employees | +30.6% |
| 2007 | -0.1173 compared to male paid employees | -23.3% |
| 2008 | -0.2077 compared to male paid employees | +77.1% |
| 2009 | -0.2047 compared to male paid employees | -1.5% |
| 2010 | -0.185 compared to male paid employees | -9.6% |
| 2012 | -0.1478 compared to male paid employees | -20.1% |
| 2015 | -0.1302 compared to male paid employees | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1635 compared to male paid employees | -0.2124 compared to male paid employees | -0.1063 compared to male paid employees | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1543 compared to male paid employees | -0.185 compared to male paid employees | -0.1302 compared to male paid employees | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 13 Pakistan -0.1006 compared to male paid employees compare
- 14 Jordan -0.1008 compared to male paid employees compare
- 15 Argentina -0.1072 compared to male paid employees compare
- 17 Armenia -0.1439 compared to male paid employees compare
- 18 Chile -0.1611 compared to male paid employees compare
- 19 Peru -0.1621 compared to male paid employees compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education in Costa Rica?
- Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education in Costa Rica was -0.1302 compared to male paid employees in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1063 compared to male paid employees in 2003.
- What is the lowest gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2124 compared to male paid employees in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 23 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Education (compared to male paid employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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