Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Dominican Republic, 1996–2013
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.
Analysis
In 2013, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Dominican Republic stood at 0.9%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1996.
That places Dominican Republic 39th out of 104 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of youth labor force with low education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7% | — |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +27.5% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 36 Pakistan 0.9% compare
- 37 France 0.9% compare
- 38 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% compare
- 40 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
- 41 Indonesia 0.9% compare
- 42 Philippines 0.9% compare
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Dominican Republic?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Dominican Republic was 0.9% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
- Dominican Republic ranks 39th out of 104 countries with data for 2013.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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