Productivity vs educational attainment in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Productivity vs educational attainment was 23.23 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23.23
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
70th
of 130 countries
All-time high
24.51
in 2020
All-time low
8.44
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Productivity vs educational attainment in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 23.23 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 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.44, 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.
Productivity vs educational attainment in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.8 | — |
| 1991 | 8.44 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 9.28 | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 9.71 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 10.11 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 10.23 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.65 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 11.13 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 11.2 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 11.47 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 11.73 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 13.23 | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 13.08 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 12.21 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 12.23 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 13.45 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 14.66 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 15.51 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 15.15 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 16 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 16.88 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 16.71 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.65 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.33 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 16.18 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.29 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 18.25 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 18.45 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.15 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 20.98 | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 24.51 | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 23.39 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 23.58 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 23.23 | -1.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 23.23 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.42, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 23.23 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.38, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1 | 8.44 | 11.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.72 | 11.73 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.69 | 16.18 | 20.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.68 | 23.23 | 24.51 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.19 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.07 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs educational attainment in Dominican Republic?
- Productivity vs educational attainment in Dominican Republic was 23.23 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs educational attainment recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24.51 in 2020.
- What is the lowest productivity vs educational attainment recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.44 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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