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
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)