Productivity vs. educational attainment in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 23.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 23.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Dominican Republic peaked at 24.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1991.
That places Dominican Republic 70th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 67 Algeria 25.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 68 Serbia 25.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 69 Azerbaijan 23.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 71 Iran 22.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 72 Turkmenistan 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 73 Brazil 19.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 80,321 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Dominican Republic?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Dominican Republic was 23.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1991.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Dominican Republic ranks 70th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.