Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 98,479 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Dominican Republic, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 98,479 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 102,173 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 72,002 number, in 1970.
Dominican Republic ranks 86th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72,002 number | — |
| 1971 | 73,689 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 72,327 number | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 76,361 number | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 77,522 number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 78,723 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 79,705 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 80,759 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 81,808 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 82,725 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 83,612 number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 84,405 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 84,926 number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 85,728 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 86,570 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 87,657 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 88,545 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 89,624 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 90,820 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 92,051 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 93,343 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 94,535 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 95,179 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 96,102 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 96,852 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 98,621 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 98,933 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 99,915 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 100,682 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 101,404 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 101,611 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 102,165 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 102,173 number | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 101,997 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 101,816 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 101,627 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 101,430 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 101,426 number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 102,074 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 101,832 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 101,829 number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 101,447 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 101,086 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 100,424 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 99,810 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 99,094 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 98,600 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 98,319 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 99,061 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 98,611 number | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 98,479 number | -0.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 98,479 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 98,479 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 4.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77,562 number | 72,002 number | 82,725 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 87,394 number | 83,612 number | 92,051 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 97,557 number | 93,343 number | 101,404 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,815 number | 101,426 number | 102,173 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,828 number | 98,319 number | 101,829 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,479 number | 98,479 number | 98,479 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Dominican Republic?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Dominican Republic was 98,479 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 102,173 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,002 number in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of 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.