Primary education, pupils in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Primary education, pupils was 47.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in Dominican Republic, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 47.6% for primary education, pupils in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Dominican Republic peaked at 51.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2009.
That places Dominican Republic 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 49.7% | — |
| 1972 | 49.7% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 51.7% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 50.2% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 48.5% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 46.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.8% | 49.7% | 49.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 50.2% | 51.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 48.5% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 45.5% | 49.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 46.0% | 47.6% | 9 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Dominican Republic?
- Primary education, pupils in Dominican Republic was 47.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for primary education, pupils?
- Dominican Republic ranks 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.