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 30.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic stood at 30.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic peaked at 61.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2010.
That places Dominican Republic 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 61.0% | — |
| 1965 | 55.3% | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 48.7% | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 49.5% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 50.9% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 53.6% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 54.9% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -28.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 30.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 30.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.6%, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.2% | 55.3% | 61.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 49.1% | 48.7% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.2% | 50.9% | 53.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 57.4% | 54.9% | 60.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 43.0% | 61.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic was 30.6% 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 61.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Dominican Republic ranks 50th 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 50.6%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)