Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. was 29.6% in 2010. ▬ Flat

Latest (2010)
29.6%
World rank
50th
of 144 countries
All-time high
71.0%
in 2000
All-time low
29.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 53.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 46.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 49.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 53.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 62.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 65.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 65.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 67.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 71 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 55 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 29.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 29.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic peaked at 71.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2010.

That places Dominican Republic 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Dominican Republic, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 53.1%
1965 46.8% -11.8%
1970 49.4% +5.5%
1975 53.3% +7.9%
1980 62.6% +17.3%
1985 65.3% +4.3%
1990 65.3% +0.1%
1995 67.9% +3.9%
2000 71.0% +4.6%
2005 55.0% -22.5%
2010 29.6% -46.2%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 29.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 29.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.3%, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 50.0% 46.8% 53.1% 2
1970s 51.4% 49.4% 53.3% 2
1980s 63.9% 62.6% 65.3% 2
1990s 66.6% 65.3% 67.9% 2
2000s 63.0% 55.0% 71.0% 2
2010s 29.6% 29.6% 29.6% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 47 Côte d'Ivoire 31.0% compare
  2. 48 Fiji 30.9% compare
  3. 49 Panama 30.5% compare
  4. 51 Mexico 28.9% compare
  5. 52 Eswatini 28.8% compare
  6. 53 Philippines 28.0% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More education data for Dominican Republic

All data for Dominican Republic →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic was 29.6% 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 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2010.
How does Dominican Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.?
Dominican Republic ranks 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-40-44-with-primary-schooling-total-incomplete-and/dominican-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-40-44-with-primary-schooling-total-incomplete-and/dominican-republic/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Dominican Republic</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)