Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 35.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Dominican Republic is 35.5%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Dominican Republic peaked at 72.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2010.
Dominican Republic ranks 41st 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: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.1% | — |
| 1965 | 45.6% | -14.2% |
| 1970 | 36.4% | -20.1% |
| 1975 | 51.5% | +41.5% |
| 1980 | 56.7% | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 67.2% | +18.5% |
| 1990 | 70.4% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 68.6% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 72.7% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | -31.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 35.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.1%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 35.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.6%, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.3% | 45.6% | 53.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 44.0% | 36.4% | 51.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 62.0% | 56.7% | 67.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 69.5% | 68.6% | 70.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 51.4% | 72.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 35.5% | 35.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 45-49 with primary in Dominican Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Dominican Republic was 35.5% 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 45-49 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. 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: Percentage of female population age 45-49 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)