School age population, tertiary education, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: School age population, tertiary education, female was 462,193 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Dominican Republic, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Dominican Republic is 462,193 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 462,193 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 182,385 number, in 1970.
That places Dominican Republic 82nd out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 182,385 number | — |
| 1971 | 191,704 number | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 201,789 number | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 212,850 number | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 224,385 number | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 235,896 number | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 246,876 number | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 257,504 number | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 268,110 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 278,438 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 288,225 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 297,213 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 305,281 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 312,601 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 319,357 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 325,732 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 331,907 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 337,797 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 343,274 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 348,476 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 353,541 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 358,604 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 363,654 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 368,601 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 373,460 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 386,480 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 391,091 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 395,774 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 400,492 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 405,177 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 409,765 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 414,199 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 418,444 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 422,568 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 427,378 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 431,038 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 434,252 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 438,074 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 441,910 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 445,634 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 449,525 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 453,479 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 456,828 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 456,828 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 460,101 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 461,692 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 461,953 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 462,193 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 229,994 number | 182,385 number | 278,438 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 320,986 number | 288,225 number | 348,476 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 379,687 number | 353,541 number | 405,177 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 428,326 number | 409,765 number | 445,634 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 457,825 number | 449,525 number | 462,193 number | 8 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Dominican Republic?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Dominican Republic was 462,193 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 462,193 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 182,385 number in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 82nd out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.