Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary was 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3986 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
7th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.3986 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
All-time low
0.0732 compared to formal wage employees
in 2009
Years of data
14
2001–2021

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary in Costa Rica, 2001–2021

0.10.20.30.42001201120212001: 0.261 compared to formal wage employees2002: 0.285 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.094 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.125 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.201 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.183 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.173 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.138 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.073 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.171 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.319 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.182 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.156 compared to formal wage employees2021: 0.399 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 132.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0732 compared to formal wage employees, in 2009.

That places Costa Rica 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1704 compared to formal wage employees 0.0732 compared to formal wage employees 0.2853 compared to formal wage employees 9
2010s 0.2072 compared to formal wage employees 0.1563 compared to formal wage employees 0.319 compared to formal wage employees 4
2020s 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 4 Sri Lanka 0.4666 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 5 Türkiye, Republic of 0.4385 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 6 Colombia 0.4047 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 8 Uruguay 0.3716 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 9 Ecuador 0.3715 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 10 Honduras 0.3374 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Costa Rica?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary in Costa Rica was 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0732 compared to formal wage employees in 2009.
How does Costa Rica rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary?
Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 132.9%. 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 occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 610 data points, 2000–2021
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