Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 10.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Dominican Republic, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 10.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010.
That represents a change of up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Dominican Republic peaked at 24.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1990.
That places Dominican Republic 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.4% | — |
| 1965 | 12.8% | -47.3% |
| 1970 | 8.3% | -35.4% |
| 1975 | 10.7% | +28.4% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | -29.6% |
| 1990 | 6.3% | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +163.7% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -47.6% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +36.4% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -9.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 10.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 10.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.3%, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.6% | 12.8% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 8.3% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 8.3% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 6.3% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.7% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
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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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Dominican Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Dominican Republic was 10.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary