Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia

Colombia: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry was 0.1008 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1008
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
21st
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.1821
in 2003
All-time low
0.0724
in 2006
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia, 2001–2017

00.050.10.150.22001200920172001: 0.1522002: 0.1472003: 0.1822004: 0.1212005: 0.1082006: 0.0722007: 0.1012008: 0.0952009: 0.1132010: 0.1042011: 0.0962012: 0.0952013: 0.1072014: 0.1042015: 0.0992016: 0.1032017: 0.101

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.1008 for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in 2017.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia peaked at 0.1821 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0724, in 2006.

Colombia ranks 21st of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.1524
2002 0.1468 -3.7%
2003 0.1821 +24.0%
2004 0.1209 -33.6%
2005 0.1084 -10.4%
2006 0.0724 -33.2%
2007 0.1005 +38.9%
2008 0.0948 -5.7%
2009 0.1134 +19.6%
2010 0.104 -8.3%
2011 0.0956 -8.1%
2012 0.0947 -0.9%
2013 0.1075 +13.5%
2014 0.1044 -2.9%
2015 0.099 -5.2%
2016 0.1035 +4.5%
2017 0.1008 -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1213 0.0724 0.1821 9
2010s 0.1012 0.0947 0.1075 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 18 Australia 0.1331 compare
  2. 19 Brazil 0.1113 compare
  3. 20 Peru 0.1046 compare
  4. 22 Chile 0.0979 compare
  5. 23 Morocco 0.0695 compare
  6. 24 Uruguay 0.0291 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia was 0.1008 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1821 in 2003.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0724 in 2006.
How does Colombia rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Colombia ranks 21st out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 257 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed