Official entrance age to compulsory education in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 3 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Dominican Republic, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, official entrance age to compulsory education in Dominican Republic stood at 3 years. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Dominican Republic peaked at 5 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 2010.
That places Dominican Republic 187th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 years | — |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 562,676 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1363 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0492 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 602,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0527 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Dominican Republic?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Dominican Republic was 3 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 187th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.