Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Public in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Public was -0.0823 compared to male paid employees in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
-0.0823 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
up 27.6%
World rank
4th
of 23 countries
All-time high
-0.046 compared to male paid employees
in 2010
All-time low
-0.2224 compared to male paid employees
in 2001
Years of data
13
2000–2015
Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Public in Costa Rica, 2000–2015
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to male paid employees.
Analysis
In 2015, gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: public in Costa Rica stood at -0.0823 compared to male paid employees.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: public in Costa Rica peaked at -0.046 compared to male paid employees in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.2224 compared to male paid employees, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Public in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | compared to male paid employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.1522 compared to male paid employees | — |
| 2001 | -0.2224 compared to male paid employees | +46.1% |
| 2002 | -0.1487 compared to male paid employees | -33.1% |
| 2003 | -0.0959 compared to male paid employees | -35.5% |
| 2004 | -0.1638 compared to male paid employees | +70.7% |
| 2005 | -0.0709 compared to male paid employees | -56.7% |
| 2006 | -0.1971 compared to male paid employees | +178.0% |
| 2007 | -0.1001 compared to male paid employees | -49.2% |
| 2008 | -0.096 compared to male paid employees | -4.2% |
| 2009 | -0.065 compared to male paid employees | -32.3% |
| 2010 | -0.046 compared to male paid employees | -29.1% |
| 2012 | -0.1137 compared to male paid employees | +147.2% |
| 2015 | -0.0823 compared to male paid employees | -27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1312 compared to male paid employees | -0.2224 compared to male paid employees | -0.065 compared to male paid employees | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0807 compared to male paid employees | -0.1137 compared to male paid employees | -0.046 compared to male paid employees | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Moldova 0.0173 compared to male paid employees compare
- 2 Paraguay -0.0173 compared to male paid employees compare
- 3 Sri Lanka -0.0548 compared to male paid employees compare
- 5 Jordan -0.0907 compared to male paid employees compare
- 6 Colombia -0.0989 compared to male paid employees compare
- 7 Philippines -0.1069 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: public in Costa Rica?
- Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: public in Costa Rica was -0.0823 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: public recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was -0.046 compared to male paid employees in 2010.
- What is the lowest gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: public recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2224 compared to male paid employees in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: public?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: public rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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: Public Administration (compared to male paid employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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