Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in El Salvador

El Salvador: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education was 0.2495 compared to formal wage employees in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2495 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
15th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.3128 compared to formal wage employees
in 2014
All-time low
0.0603 compared to formal wage employees
in 2006
Years of data
16
2000–2021

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education in El Salvador, 2000–2021

0.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.134 compared to formal wage employees2001: 0.177 compared to formal wage employees2002: 0.071 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.075 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.166 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.192 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.06 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.233 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.203 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.295 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.195 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.313 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.231 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.261 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.183 compared to formal wage employees2021: 0.25 compared to formal wage employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in El Salvador is 0.2495 compared to formal wage employees, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in El Salvador peaked at 0.3128 compared to formal wage employees in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0603 compared to formal wage employees, in 2006.

El Salvador ranks 15th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education (compared to formal wage employees) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2000 0.1342 compared to formal wage employees
2001 0.1775 compared to formal wage employees +32.2%
2002 0.0713 compared to formal wage employees -59.8%
2003 0.0755 compared to formal wage employees +5.8%
2004 0.1658 compared to formal wage employees +119.7%
2005 0.1916 compared to formal wage employees +15.6%
2006 0.0603 compared to formal wage employees -68.5%
2007 0.2331 compared to formal wage employees +286.5%
2008 0.203 compared to formal wage employees -12.9%
2009 0.2954 compared to formal wage employees +45.5%
2012 0.1953 compared to formal wage employees -33.9%
2014 0.3128 compared to formal wage employees +60.1%
2015 0.2311 compared to formal wage employees -26.1%
2016 0.2614 compared to formal wage employees +13.1%
2017 0.1828 compared to formal wage employees -30.1%
2021 0.2495 compared to formal wage employees +36.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1608 compared to formal wage employees 0.0603 compared to formal wage employees 0.2954 compared to formal wage employees 10
2010s 0.2367 compared to formal wage employees 0.1828 compared to formal wage employees 0.3128 compared to formal wage employees 5
2020s 0.2495 compared to formal wage employees 0.2495 compared to formal wage employees 0.2495 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 12 Panama 0.3001 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 13 Pakistan 0.2984 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 14 Dominican Republic 0.2864 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 16 Lithuania 0.2306 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2008 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 18 Italy 0.1802 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in El Salvador?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education in El Salvador was 0.2495 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 El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3128 compared to formal wage employees in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0603 compared to formal wage employees in 2006.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
El Salvador ranks 15th out of 54 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 652 data points, 2000–2021
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