Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2008
All-time low
0.8%
in 1997
Years of data
16
1996–2013

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Dominican Republic, 1996–2013

00.20.40.60.811996200420131996: 0.821 % of labor force with high education in working age1997: 0.815 % of labor force with high education in working age2000: 0.936 % of labor force with high education in working age2001: 0.928 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.948 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.936 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.946 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.945 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.947 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.958 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.971 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.951 % of labor force with high education in working age2010: 0.96 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.951 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.938 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.939 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.9% for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2013.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1997.

Dominican Republic ranks 30th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Dominican Republic, 1996 to 2013.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1996 0.8%
1997 0.8% -0.7%
2000 0.9% +14.9%
2001 0.9% -0.8%
2002 0.9% +2.1%
2003 0.9% -1.2%
2004 0.9% +1.1%
2005 0.9% -0.1%
2006 0.9% +0.2%
2007 1.0% +1.1%
2008 1.0% +1.4%
2009 1.0% -2.0%
2010 1.0% +0.9%
2011 1.0% -0.9%
2012 0.9% -1.3%
2013 0.9% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 27 Indonesia 0.9% compare
  2. 28 Peru 0.9% compare
  3. 29 Uganda 0.9% compare
  4. 31 Nigeria 0.9% compare
  5. 32 Poland 0.9% compare
  6. 33 Philippines 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Dominican Republic?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Dominican Republic was 0.9% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1997.
How does Dominican Republic rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Dominican Republic ranks 30th out of 107 countries with data for 2013.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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