School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.15 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.15 million number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
84th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.16 million number
in 2016
All-time low
604,621 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.15 million number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.16 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 604,621 number, in 1970.
Dominican Republic ranks 84th of 205 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.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 604,621 number | — |
| 1971 | 632,010 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 632,010 number | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 683,941 number | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 708,957 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 732,875 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 755,349 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 776,437 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 796,375 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 815,068 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 832,419 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 848,332 number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 862,319 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 874,447 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 885,445 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 896,042 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 906,969 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 918,092 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 928,922 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 939,667 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 950,527 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 961,714 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 973,301 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 985,150 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 997,148 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.04 million number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.05 million number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.07 million number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.08 million number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.09 million number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.10 million number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.12 million number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.14 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.15 million number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.15 million number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.15 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.16 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.16 million number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.16 million number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million number | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 713,764 number | 604,621 number | 815,068 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 889,265 number | 832,419 number | 939,667 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 million number | 950,527 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.15 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 81 Sierra Leone 1.26 million number compare
- 82 Tajikistan 1.21 million number compare
- 83 Netherlands 1.20 million number compare
- 85 Papua New Guinea 1.14 million number compare
- 86 Tunisia 1.11 million number compare
- 87 Honduras 1.03 million number compare
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 562,676 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1363 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0492 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 602,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0527 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic was 1.15 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 604,621 number in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 84th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.