Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary was 28.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
28.2%
World rank
53rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
64.5%
in 2000
All-time low
28.2%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Dominican Republic, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 53.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 50.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 47.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 59 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 61.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 62.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 59.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 57.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 64.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 38.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 28.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Dominican Republic is 28.2%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 56.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Dominican Republic peaked at 64.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2010.

Dominican Republic ranks 53rd 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 35-39 with primary in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Dominican Republic, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 53.1%
1965 50.4% -5.1%
1970 47.1% -6.5%
1975 59.0% +25.2%
1980 61.8% +4.7%
1985 62.4% +1.0%
1990 59.2% -5.1%
1995 57.5% -3.0%
2000 64.5% +12.2%
2005 38.4% -40.4%
2010 28.2% -26.6%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 28.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 28.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.4%, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 51.7% 50.4% 53.1% 2
1970s 53.0% 47.1% 59.0% 2
1980s 62.1% 61.8% 62.4% 2
1990s 58.3% 57.5% 59.2% 2
2000s 51.5% 38.4% 64.5% 2
2010s 28.2% 28.2% 28.2% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 50 Gabon 29.4% compare
  2. 51 Burundi 29.3% compare
  3. 52 Saudi Arabia 28.7% compare
  4. 54 Sierra Leone 27.9% compare
  5. 55 Panama 27.4% compare
  6. 56 Philippines 25.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Dominican Republic?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Dominican Republic was 28.2% 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 35-39 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2010.
How does Dominican Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary?
Dominican Republic ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. 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 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)