Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Share of population with no formal education
Dominican Republic
4.3%
in 2020
Jamaica
5.1%
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
47th
Jamaica rank
45th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Dominican Republic
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.1% against 4.3% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 47th and Jamaica ranks 45th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 15 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 97.8% | 81.0% | 16.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 95.8% | 72.9% | 22.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 93.8% | 58.5% | 35.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 87.8% | 45.1% | 42.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 71.8% | 36.0% | 35.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 59.3% | 31.2% | 28.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 45.8% | 26.6% | 19.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 44.6% | 20.1% | 24.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 40.4% | 17.0% | 23.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 33.6% | 12.2% | 21.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 29.2% | 3.0% | 26.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 3.0% | 18.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 4.4% | 10.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 5.1% | 4.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 0.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 5.1% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 5.1% against 4.3% in Dominican Republic as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 0.8%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 47th and Jamaica ranks 45th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.