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

Dominican Republic: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry was 0.1988 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1988
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
15th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.3378
in 2013
All-time low
0.1988
in 2019
Years of data
16
2001–2019

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Dominican Republic, 2001–2019

00.10.20.32001201020192001: 0.3022002: 0.3192003: 0.2832004: 0.2762005: 0.2632006: 0.3182007: 0.3312008: 0.3232009: 0.2682010: 0.2992011: 0.3032012: 0.3262013: 0.3382015: 0.312018: 0.2042019: 0.199

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Dominican Republic is 0.1988, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3378 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1988, in 2019.

That places Dominican Republic 15th out of 24 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.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Dominican Republic, 2001 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2001 0.3021
2002 0.3186 +5.5%
2003 0.2828 -11.2%
2004 0.2761 -2.4%
2005 0.263 -4.8%
2006 0.3178 +20.8%
2007 0.3305 +4.0%
2008 0.3234 -2.1%
2009 0.2675 -17.3%
2010 0.2991 +11.8%
2011 0.303 +1.3%
2012 0.3264 +7.7%
2013 0.3378 +3.5%
2015 0.3103 -8.1%
2018 0.2043 -34.2%
2019 0.1988 -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.298 0.263 0.3305 9
2010s 0.2828 0.1988 0.3378 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 12 Honduras 0.2299 compare
  2. 13 Palestine, State of 0.2154 compare
  3. 14 Ecuador 0.2036 compare
  4. 16 Russian Federation 0.1877 compare
  5. 17 El Salvador 0.151 compare
  6. 18 Australia 0.1331 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Dominican Republic?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Dominican Republic was 0.1988 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.3378 in 2013.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1988 in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Dominican Republic ranks 15th out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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 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