Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 10.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 10.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1970.
Dominican Republic ranks 88th 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.8% | — |
| 1965 | 7.3% | -47.1% |
| 1970 | 4.3% | -41.1% |
| 1975 | 6.6% | +52.6% |
| 1980 | 8.9% | +35.7% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | +22.8% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 7.3% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 8.9% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 13.1% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 14.7% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic was 10.3% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Dominican Republic ranks 88th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary