Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Health workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.0829 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0829
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
21st
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.1026
in 2010
All-time low
0.0438
in 2005
Years of data
12
2003–2016

Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Ethiopia, 2003–2016

00.0250.050.0750.12003200920162003: 0.0652004: 0.0592005: 0.0442006: 0.0732009: 0.0752010: 0.1032011: 0.092012: 0.0872013: 0.1022014: 0.0882015: 0.0852016: 0.083

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, health workers, as a share of public total employees in Ethiopia stood at 0.0829.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public total employees in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1026 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0438, in 2005.

That places Ethiopia 21st out of 29 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Ethiopia, 2003 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2003 0.0646
2004 0.0587 -9.2%
2005 0.0438 -25.4%
2006 0.0731 +67.0%
2009 0.0747 +2.3%
2010 0.1026 +37.2%
2011 0.0905 -11.8%
2012 0.0873 -3.5%
2013 0.1016 +16.4%
2014 0.0877 -13.7%
2015 0.085 -3.1%
2016 0.0829 -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.063 0.0438 0.0747 5
2010s 0.0911 0.0829 0.1026 7

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 18 Guatemala 0.0932 compare
  2. 19 Pakistan 0.0891 compare
  3. 20 Sri Lanka 0.0877 compare
  4. 22 Jordan 0.0732 compare
  5. 23 Colombia 0.0663 compare
  6. 24 Morocco 0.0524 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public total employees in Ethiopia?
Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Ethiopia was 0.0829 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1026 in 2010.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0438 in 2005.
How does Ethiopia rank for health workers, as a share of public total employees?
Ethiopia ranks 21st out of 29 countries with data for 2016.
Is health workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Health workers, as a share of public total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health workers, as a share of public total employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 319 data points, 2000–2021
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