Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
0.7%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
77th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1996
All-time low
0.6%
in 2011
Years of data
16
1996–2013

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Dominican Republic, 1996–2013

00.20.40.60.81996200420131996: 0.829 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1997: 0.797 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2000: 0.769 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2001: 0.764 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2002: 0.738 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2003: 0.728 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2004: 0.763 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2005: 0.71 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2006: 0.719 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2007: 0.715 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2008: 0.699 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2009: 0.646 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2010: 0.664 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2011: 0.602 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2012: 0.657 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2013: 0.682 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the industrial sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Dominican Republic is 0.7%, measured in 2013.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2011.

Dominican Republic ranks 77th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector) in Dominican Republic, 1996 to 2013.
Year % of workers with high education in the industrial sector Change
1996 0.8%
1997 0.8% -3.9%
2000 0.8% -3.5%
2001 0.8% -0.7%
2002 0.7% -3.4%
2003 0.7% -1.4%
2004 0.8% +4.8%
2005 0.7% -6.9%
2006 0.7% +1.3%
2007 0.7% -0.6%
2008 0.7% -2.2%
2009 0.6% -7.6%
2010 0.7% +2.9%
2011 0.6% -9.3%
2012 0.7% +9.0%
2013 0.7% +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 74 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7% compare
  2. 75 Argentina 0.7%
  3. 76 Republic of Moldova 0.7% compare
  4. 78 Colombia 0.7% compare
  5. 79 Ethiopia 0.7% compare
  6. 80 Uganda 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Dominican Republic?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Dominican Republic was 0.7% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
How does Dominican Republic rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Dominican Republic ranks 77th out of 89 countries with data for 2013.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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