Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 5.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Dominican Republic, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Dominican Republic stood at 5.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Dominican Republic peaked at 19.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2010.
That places Dominican Republic 74th 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 20-24 with primary in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.2% | — |
| 1965 | 8.1% | -52.9% |
| 1970 | 6.5% | -19.8% |
| 1975 | 8.9% | +37.2% |
| 1980 | 12.1% | +35.4% |
| 1985 | 13.1% | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 17.2% | +30.6% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -54.8% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -34.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 5.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 90% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 5.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.7%, 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.6% | 8.1% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 6.5% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 12.1% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 17.2% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 71 China 5.8% compare
- 72 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.4% compare
- 73 Iraq 5.4% compare
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago 4.9% compare
- 76 Kazakhstan 4.8% compare
- 77 Saudi Arabia 4.8% 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: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Dominican Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Dominican Republic was 5.0% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary