Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.6897 compared to all private employees in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.6897 compared to all private employees
World rank
8th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1.25 compared to all private employees
in 2017
All-time low
0.3314 compared to all private employees
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2021
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to all private employees.
Analysis
In 2021, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Costa Rica stood at 0.6897 compared to all private employees.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Costa Rica peaked at 1.25 compared to all private employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3314 compared to all private employees, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 8th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | compared to all private employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3314 compared to all private employees | — |
| 2001 | 0.3506 compared to all private employees | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4227 compared to all private employees | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3914 compared to all private employees | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3423 compared to all private employees | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4539 compared to all private employees | +32.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3778 compared to all private employees | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4594 compared to all private employees | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 0.458 compared to all private employees | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5248 compared to all private employees | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6952 compared to all private employees | +32.5% |
| 2012 | 0.789 compared to all private employees | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9297 compared to all private employees | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9771 compared to all private employees | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.25 compared to all private employees | +28.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6897 compared to all private employees | -45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4112 compared to all private employees | 0.3314 compared to all private employees | 0.5248 compared to all private employees | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9289 compared to all private employees | 0.6952 compared to all private employees | 1.25 compared to all private employees | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6897 compared to all private employees | 0.6897 compared to all private employees | 0.6897 compared to all private employees | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 5 Sri Lanka 0.9141 compared to all private employees compare
- 6 Guatemala 0.7932 compared to all private employees compare
- 7 Philippines 0.7492 compared to all private employees compare
- 9 Palestine, State of 0.6834 compared to all private employees compare
- 10 El Salvador 0.6618 compared to all private employees compare
- 11 Peru 0.5655 compared to all private 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 public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Costa Rica?
- Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Costa Rica was 0.6897 compared to all private employees in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 compared to all private employees in 2017.
- What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3314 compared to all private employees in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
- Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 gender: Female (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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