Colombia vs Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural
Colombia
0.6625 GPIA
in 2024
Dominican Republic
0.7025 GPIA
in 2024
Colombia rank
24th
Dominican Republic rank
21st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural over time
- Colombia
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.7025 GPIA against 0.6625 GPIA in Colombia, a difference of 0.04 GPIA.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Colombia ranks 24th and Dominican Republic ranks 21st of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8104 GPIA | 0.6794 GPIA | 0.131 GPIA | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.7849 GPIA | 0.8001 GPIA | 0.0152 GPIA | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.9237 GPIA | 0.9971 GPIA | 0.0733 GPIA | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, Colombia or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.7025 GPIA against 0.6625 GPIA in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural between Colombia and Dominican Republic?
- 0.04 GPIA, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Dominican Republic?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Dominican Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural?
- Colombia ranks 24th and Dominican Republic ranks 21st of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release