Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 54.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
54.5%
World rank
16th
of 144 countries
All-time high
87.5%
in 2000
All-time low
31.5%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Dominican Republic, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 53.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 39.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 31.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 31.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 36.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 56.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 71.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 80.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 87.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 71.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 54.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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 60-64 with primary in Dominican Republic stood at 54.5%.

That represents a change of down 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Dominican Republic peaked at 87.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1970.

That places Dominican Republic 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Dominican Republic, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 53.1%
1965 39.5% -25.6%
1970 31.5% -20.2%
1975 31.5% +0.0%
1980 36.4% +15.6%
1985 56.7% +55.8%
1990 71.3% +25.8%
1995 80.6% +12.9%
2000 87.5% +8.7%
2005 71.9% -17.9%
2010 54.5% -24.2%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 54.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.4%, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 54.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 47.2%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 46.3% 39.5% 53.1% 2
1970s 31.5% 31.5% 31.5% 2
1980s 46.6% 36.4% 56.7% 2
1990s 76.0% 71.3% 80.6% 2
2000s 79.7% 71.9% 87.5% 2
2010s 54.5% 54.5% 54.5% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 13 Costa Rica 56.5% compare
  2. 14 Ecuador 56.3% compare
  3. 15 Mauritius 55.4% compare
  4. 17 China 53.6% compare
  5. 18 Namibia 52.8% compare
  6. 19 Uruguay 52.2% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Dominican Republic?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Dominican Republic was 54.5% 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 60-64 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1970.
How does Dominican Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
Dominican Republic ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. 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 60-64 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 60-64 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)