Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary was 22.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Dominican Republic, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Dominican Republic stood at 22.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Dominican Republic peaked at 60.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2010.
Dominican Republic ranks 59th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 30-34 with primary in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.1% | — |
| 1965 | 50.4% | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 56.0% | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 58.6% | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 60.1% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 54.2% | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 51.7% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 55.2% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | -41.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 22.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 22.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.6%, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.7% | 50.4% | 53.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 57.3% | 56.0% | 58.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 57.2% | 54.2% | 60.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.5% | 51.7% | 55.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 38.4% | 46.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 56 Panama 23.5% compare
- 57 Bangladesh 23.2% compare
- 58 Colombia 22.9% compare
- 60 Nepal 22.1% compare
- 61 Brunei Darussalam 21.9% compare
- 61 Saudi Arabia 21.9% 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 30-34 with primary in Dominican Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Dominican Republic was 22.4% 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 30-34 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 59th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. 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 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)