Over-age students, primary, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Over-age students, primary, female was 8.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Dominican Republic, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 8.3% for over-age students, primary, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 23.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2018.
Dominican Republic ranks 72nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.1% | — |
| 2000 | 22.1% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | -20.7% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -46.3% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 9.3% | 23.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.3% | 12.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 69 Myanmar 8.5% compare
- 70 Ukraine 8.5% compare
- 71 Côte d'Ivoire 8.3% compare
- 73 Philippines 8.0% compare
- 74 Panama 7.9% compare
- 75 Cape Verde 7.9% compare
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 over-age students, primary, female in Dominican Republic?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Dominican Republic was 8.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2018.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.