Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in El Salvador

El Salvador: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education was 0.5363 compared to formal wage employees in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
0.5363 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
3rd
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.5435 compared to formal wage employees
in 2012
All-time low
0.074 compared to formal wage employees
in 2002
Years of data
11
2000–2014

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in El Salvador, 2000–2014

0.10.20.30.40.52000200720142000: 0.499 compared to formal wage employees2001: 0.319 compared to formal wage employees2002: 0.074 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.227 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.484 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.113 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.52 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.33 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.289 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.543 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.536 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.5363 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by industry: education in 2014.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: education in El Salvador peaked at 0.5435 compared to formal wage employees in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.074 compared to formal wage employees, in 2002.

El Salvador ranks 3rd of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Education (compared to formal wage employees) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2014.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2000 0.4988 compared to formal wage employees
2001 0.3185 compared to formal wage employees -36.1%
2002 0.074 compared to formal wage employees -76.8%
2003 0.2267 compared to formal wage employees +206.3%
2004 0.4841 compared to formal wage employees +113.6%
2006 0.1129 compared to formal wage employees -76.7%
2007 0.5197 compared to formal wage employees +360.5%
2008 0.3299 compared to formal wage employees -36.5%
2009 0.2888 compared to formal wage employees -12.5%
2012 0.5435 compared to formal wage employees +88.2%
2014 0.5363 compared to formal wage employees -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.317 compared to formal wage employees 0.074 compared to formal wage employees 0.5197 compared to formal wage employees 9
2010s 0.5399 compared to formal wage employees 0.5363 compared to formal wage employees 0.5435 compared to formal wage employees 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 1 Dominican Republic 0.8224 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 0.7198 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 4 Guatemala 0.5052 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 5 Colombia 0.402 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 6 Peru 0.3744 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by industry: education in El Salvador?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: education in El Salvador was 0.5363 compared to formal wage employees in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5435 compared to formal wage employees in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.074 compared to formal wage employees in 2002.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: education?
El Salvador ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2014.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: education rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 industry: Education (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by industry: 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
20 places, 210 data points, 2000–2021
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