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

El Salvador: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education was 0.3426 compared to formal wage employees in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3426 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
9th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.43 compared to formal wage employees
in 2014
All-time low
0.0931 compared to formal wage employees
in 2002
Years of data
16
2000–2021

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

0.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.279 compared to formal wage employees2001: 0.277 compared to formal wage employees2002: 0.093 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.341 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.328 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.226 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.188 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.309 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.381 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.335 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.365 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.43 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.382 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.37 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.332 compared to formal wage employees2021: 0.343 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2021, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in El Salvador stood at 0.3426 compared to formal wage employees.

The figure is down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in El Salvador peaked at 0.43 compared to formal wage employees in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0931 compared to formal wage employees, in 2002.

That places El Salvador 9th 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 El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education (compared to formal wage employees) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2000 0.2793 compared to formal wage employees
2001 0.2769 compared to formal wage employees -0.8%
2002 0.0931 compared to formal wage employees -66.4%
2003 0.3406 compared to formal wage employees +265.7%
2004 0.3282 compared to formal wage employees -3.6%
2005 0.2257 compared to formal wage employees -31.2%
2006 0.1878 compared to formal wage employees -16.8%
2007 0.3092 compared to formal wage employees +64.6%
2008 0.3814 compared to formal wage employees +23.4%
2009 0.3354 compared to formal wage employees -12.0%
2012 0.3651 compared to formal wage employees +8.8%
2014 0.43 compared to formal wage employees +17.8%
2015 0.3822 compared to formal wage employees -11.1%
2016 0.3698 compared to formal wage employees -3.3%
2017 0.3324 compared to formal wage employees -10.1%
2021 0.3426 compared to formal wage employees +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2758 compared to formal wage employees 0.0931 compared to formal wage employees 0.3814 compared to formal wage employees 10
2010s 0.3759 compared to formal wage employees 0.3324 compared to formal wage employees 0.43 compared to formal wage employees 5
2020s 0.3426 compared to formal wage employees 0.3426 compared to formal wage employees 0.3426 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 6 Ecuador 0.4103 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 7 Luxembourg 0.404 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 8 Costa Rica 0.3538 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 10 Sri Lanka 0.3043 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 11 Pakistan 0.2853 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 12 Panama 0.269 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in El Salvador?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education in El Salvador was 0.3426 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 El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.43 compared to formal wage employees in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0931 compared to formal wage employees in 2002.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
El Salvador ranks 9th out of 54 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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: Secondary 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: Secondary 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, 657 data points, 2000–2021
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