Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 10.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 10.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic peaked at 17.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1970.
That places Dominican Republic 88th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.2% | — |
| 1965 | 8.5% | -47.4% |
| 1970 | 5.5% | -36.1% |
| 1975 | 7.9% | +44.6% |
| 1980 | 10.3% | +31.2% |
| 1985 | 11.8% | +13.8% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 17.6% | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 8.5% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 10.3% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 14.4% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 13.3% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
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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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic was 10.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Dominican Republic ranks 88th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary