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

Ethiopia: Medical workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.0326 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0326
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.0349
in 2013
All-time low
0.0108
in 2003
Years of data
12
2000–2016

Medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Ethiopia, 2000–2016

0.010.0150.020.0250.030.0352000200820162000: 0.0142003: 0.0112004: 0.0122005: 0.0172006: 0.0182009: 0.0292011: 0.0292012: 0.0352013: 0.0352014: 0.0242015: 0.0332016: 0.033

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Ethiopia stood at 0.0326.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0349 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0108, in 2003.

Ethiopia ranks 14th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Ethiopia, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0143
2003 0.0108 -24.6%
2004 0.012 +11.2%
2005 0.017 +41.6%
2006 0.0176 +3.7%
2009 0.0288 +63.4%
2011 0.0288 -0.0%
2012 0.0348 +21.0%
2013 0.0349 +0.1%
2014 0.0241 -30.9%
2015 0.0327 +35.7%
2016 0.0326 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0168 0.0108 0.0288 6
2010s 0.0313 0.0241 0.0349 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 11 El Salvador 0.0389 compare
  2. 12 Jordan 0.038 compare
  3. 13 Philippines 0.0331 compare
  4. 15 United States of America 0.0298 compare
  5. 16 Uruguay 0.0263 compare
  6. 17 Honduras 0.0257 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Ethiopia?
Medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Ethiopia was 0.0326 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest medical workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0349 in 2013.
What is the lowest medical workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 in 2003.
How does Ethiopia rank for medical workers, as a share of public total employees?
Ethiopia ranks 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is medical workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. 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 Medical workers, as a share of public total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Medical workers, as a share of public total employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 298 data points, 2000–2020
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