Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education was 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.4101 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
5th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.4101 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
All-time low
0.0772 compared to formal wage employees
in 2009
Years of data
16
2000–2021
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0772 compared to formal wage employees, in 2009.
Costa Rica ranks 5th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | compared to formal wage employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1 compared to formal wage employees | — |
| 2001 | 0.1029 compared to formal wage employees | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1646 compared to formal wage employees | +60.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1715 compared to formal wage employees | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1163 compared to formal wage employees | -32.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1538 compared to formal wage employees | +32.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1021 compared to formal wage employees | -33.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1512 compared to formal wage employees | +48.1% |
| 2008 | 0.17 compared to formal wage employees | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0772 compared to formal wage employees | -54.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2235 compared to formal wage employees | +189.5% |
| 2012 | 0.316 compared to formal wage employees | +41.4% |
| 2015 | 0.306 compared to formal wage employees | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2727 compared to formal wage employees | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2213 compared to formal wage employees | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees | +85.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1309 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0772 compared to formal wage employees | 0.1715 compared to formal wage employees | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2679 compared to formal wage employees | 0.2213 compared to formal wage employees | 0.316 compared to formal wage employees | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees | 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees | 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 2 Namibia 0.563 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 3 Zambia 0.5548 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 4 Luxembourg 0.4243 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 6 Türkiye 0.3677 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 7 Cyprus 0.3548 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 8 Ecuador 0.3437 compared to formal wage employees compare
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- 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 public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Costa Rica?
- Public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in Costa Rica was 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4101 compared to formal wage employees in 2021.
- What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0772 compared to formal wage employees in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 54 countries with data for 2021.
- Is public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. 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 Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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