Table 1 Cognitive score means of formal and informal workers by education, gender, and age group
From: Informality and exclusion: evidence from matched employer-employee data for Lebanon and Syria
| Â | Lebanon | Syria | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Average | Formal | Informal | Average | Formal | Informal |
Overall | 5.13 | 5.54 | 4.85 | 4.56 | 4.44 | 4.86 |
Education level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
No formal ed | 3.37 | 3.53 | 3.22 | 2.57 | 2.48 | 2.68 |
Primary | 3.97 | 4.17 | 3.79 | 3.80 | 3.75 | 3.92 |
Secondary | 5.13 | 5.26 | 4.89 | 4.62 | 4.46 | 5.05 |
Tertiary | 6.09 | 6.12 | 6.10 | 5.76 | 5.50 | 6.50 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 5.17 | 5.41 | 4.76 | 4.58 | 4.49 | 4.83 |
Female | 5.06 | 5.34 | 4.64 | 4.48 | 4.22 | 4.93 |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
15–24 | 5.24 | 5.82 | 4.76 | 4.48 | 4.41 | 4.55 |
25–34 | 5.71 | 5.78 | 5.56 | 4.84 | 4.68 | 5.24 |
35–44 | 4.87 | 5.15 | 4.32 | 4.41 | 4.35 | 4.64 |
45–54 | 4.94 | 5.08 | 4.65 | 4.24 | 4.20 | 4.52 |
54+ | 2.81 | 3.45 | 1.80 | 4.05 | 3.68 | 5.41 |