School age population, lower secondary education, female in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 188,280 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
188,280 number
Change on year
down 33.9%
World rank
100th
of 205 countries
All-time high
290,141 number
in 2016
All-time low
112,233 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, female in Dominican Republic, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 188,280 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.9% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 290,141 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 112,233 number, in 1970.

That places Dominican Republic 100th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, lower secondary education, female in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Dominican Republic, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 112,233 number
1971 116,579 number +3.9%
1972 120,707 number +3.5%
1973 124,701 number +3.3%
1974 128,518 number +3.1%
1975 132,119 number +2.8%
1976 135,466 number +2.5%
1977 138,520 number +2.3%
1978 141,310 number +2.0%
1979 143,889 number +1.8%
1980 146,310 number +1.7%
1981 148,629 number +1.6%
1982 150,814 number +1.5%
1983 152,831 number +1.3%
1984 154,725 number +1.2%
1985 156,535 number +1.2%
1986 158,306 number +1.1%
1987 159,976 number +1.1%
1988 161,517 number +1.0%
1989 163,021 number +0.9%
1990 164,582 number +1.0%
1991 166,294 number +1.0%
1992 168,231 number +1.2%
1993 170,329 number +1.2%
1994 172,479 number +1.3%
1995 177,314 number +2.8%
1996 179,286 number +1.1%
1997 180,981 number +0.9%
1998 182,500 number +0.8%
1999 184,304 number +1.0%
2000 185,555 number +0.7%
2001 187,130 number +0.8%
2002 187,924 number +0.4%
2003 189,219 number +0.7%
2004 190,513 number +0.7%
2005 191,798 number +0.7%
2006 193,102 number +0.7%
2007 192,922 number -0.1%
2008 192,753 number -0.1%
2009 192,569 number -0.1%
2010 192,372 number -0.1%
2011 192,162 number -0.1%
2012 192,546 number +0.2%
2013 192,922 number +0.2%
2014 193,285 number +0.2%
2015 193,506 number +0.1%
2016 290,141 number +49.9%
2017 288,587 number -0.5%
2018 286,850 number -0.6%
2019 284,915 number -0.7%
2020 188,280 number -33.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 129,404 number 112,233 number 143,889 number 10
1980s 155,266 number 146,310 number 163,021 number 10
1990s 174,630 number 164,582 number 184,304 number 10
2000s 190,348 number 185,555 number 193,102 number 10
2010s 230,729 number 192,162 number 290,141 number 10
2020s 188,280 number 188,280 number 188,280 number 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 97 Paraguay 197,959 number compare
  2. 98 Hungary 189,701 number compare
  3. 99 Papua New Guinea 189,013 number compare
  4. 101 Nicaragua 183,097 number compare
  5. 102 Cuba 178,435 number compare
  6. 103 Liberia 176,409 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Dominican Republic?
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Dominican Republic was 188,280 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 290,141 number in 2016.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 112,233 number in 1970.
How does Dominican Republic rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Dominican Republic ranks 100th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.