Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.603 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.603
Change on year
up 19.9%
World rank
14th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.6563
in 2005
All-time low
0.5028
in 2018
Years of data
16
2001–2019

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Dominican Republic, 2001–2019

00.20.40.62001201020192001: 0.5492002: 0.6052003: 0.6522004: 0.5582005: 0.6562006: 0.6072007: 0.6262008: 0.5722009: 0.6562010: 0.612011: 0.6362012: 0.5662013: 0.5492015: 0.5912018: 0.5032019: 0.603

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Dominican Republic stood at 0.603.

The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6563 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5028, in 2018.

That places Dominican Republic 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by industry: Health in Dominican Republic, 2001 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2001 0.5492
2002 0.6054 +10.2%
2003 0.6519 +7.7%
2004 0.5585 -14.3%
2005 0.6563 +17.5%
2006 0.607 -7.5%
2007 0.6261 +3.1%
2008 0.5723 -8.6%
2009 0.6562 +14.6%
2010 0.6103 -7.0%
2011 0.6365 +4.3%
2012 0.5659 -11.1%
2013 0.5485 -3.1%
2015 0.5908 +7.7%
2018 0.5028 -14.9%
2019 0.603 +19.9%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 0.603 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6049, 100% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 0.603 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5858, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6092 0.5492 0.6563 9
2010s 0.5797 0.5028 0.6365 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 11 Paraguay 0.6377 compare
  2. 12 Armenia 0.6051 compare
  3. 13 Jordan 0.6047 compare
  4. 15 Costa Rica 0.5858 compare
  5. 16 Chile 0.5542 compare
  6. 17 Morocco 0.5493 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Dominican Republic?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Dominican Republic was 0.603 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.6563 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5028 in 2018.
How does Dominican Republic rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Dominican Republic ranks 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 304 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed