Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female was 10.11 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Dominican Republic, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 10.11 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 10.11 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.17, in 1960.
Dominican Republic ranks 80th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.17 | — |
| 1965 | 3.7 | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 4.45 | +20.3% |
| 1975 | 5.15 | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 5.99 | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 6.72 | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 8.25 | +22.8% |
| 1995 | 7.9 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 9.88 | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 9.48 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 10.11 | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.44 | 3.17 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.8 | 4.45 | 5.15 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.36 | 5.99 | 6.72 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.07 | 7.9 | 8.25 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.68 | 9.48 | 9.88 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.11 | 10.11 | 10.11 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 77 United Arab Emirates 10.32 compare
- 78 Peru 10.21 compare
- 79 Brazil 10.16 compare
- 81 Philippines 10 compare
- 82 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9.96 compare
- 83 Qatar 9.88 compare
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 45,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,685 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Dominican Republic?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Dominican Republic was 10.11 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.11 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of education completed among females age 20-24.