Over-age students, primary, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Over-age students, primary, male was 13.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Dominican Republic, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Dominican Republic is 13.7%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 25.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2009.
That places Dominican Republic 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.2% | — |
| 2000 | 25.8% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -45.0% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -10.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 13.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.4%, 2.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 13.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 24.2% | 24.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 12.9% | 25.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 13.7% | 18.6% | 9 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Dominican Republic?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Dominican Republic was 13.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. 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, male (% of male 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.