Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education was 0.3538 compared to formal wage employees in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.3538 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
8th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.3981 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
All-time low
0.0961 compared to formal wage employees
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2021
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.
Analysis
In 2021, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Costa Rica stood at 0.3538 compared to formal wage employees.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3981 compared to formal wage employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0961 compared to formal wage employees, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 8th out of 54 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | compared to formal wage employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0961 compared to formal wage employees | — |
| 2001 | 0.1364 compared to formal wage employees | +42.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1572 compared to formal wage employees | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1178 compared to formal wage employees | -25.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1432 compared to formal wage employees | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1597 compared to formal wage employees | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1277 compared to formal wage employees | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1238 compared to formal wage employees | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.162 compared to formal wage employees | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1517 compared to formal wage employees | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3138 compared to formal wage employees | +106.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2673 compared to formal wage employees | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3634 compared to formal wage employees | +35.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2712 compared to formal wage employees | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3981 compared to formal wage employees | +46.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3538 compared to formal wage employees | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1376 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0961 compared to formal wage employees | 0.162 compared to formal wage employees | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3227 compared to formal wage employees | 0.2673 compared to formal wage employees | 0.3981 compared to formal wage employees | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3538 compared to formal wage employees | 0.3538 compared to formal wage employees | 0.3538 compared to formal wage employees | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 5 Tanzania 0.4212 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 6 Ecuador 0.4103 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 7 Luxembourg 0.404 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 9 El Salvador 0.3426 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 10 Sri Lanka 0.3043 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 11 Pakistan 0.2853 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: secondary education in Costa Rica?
- Public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in Costa Rica was 0.3538 compared to formal wage employees in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3981 compared to formal wage employees in 2017.
- What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0961 compared to formal wage employees in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 54 countries with data for 2021.
- Is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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: Secondary education (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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