Dominican Republic vs Netherlands: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Dominican Republic
1.16 million number
in 2020
Netherlands
1.09 million number
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
83rd
Netherlands rank
85th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1.16 million number against 1.09 million number in Netherlands, a difference of 64,720 number.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 83rd and Netherlands ranks 85th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 867,971 number 1.45 million number 586,057 number Netherlands
1980s 996,620 number 1.19 million number 195,417 number Netherlands
1990s 1.12 million number 1.11 million number 9,497 number Dominican Republic
2000s 1.19 million number 1.19 million number 5,416 number Netherlands
2010s 1.18 million number 1.17 million number 7,200 number Dominican Republic
2020s 1.16 million number 1.09 million number 64,720 number Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Dominican Republic or Netherlands?
Dominican Republic, at 1.16 million number against 1.09 million number in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Netherlands?
64,720 number, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Netherlands?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and Netherlands rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Dominican Republic ranks 83rd and Netherlands ranks 85th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.