School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 766,794 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
766,794 number
Change on year
up 33.4%
World rank
75th
of 205 countries
All-time high
770,499 number
in 2011
All-time low
380,552 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 766,794 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 33.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic peaked at 770,499 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 380,552 number, in 1970.
Dominican Republic ranks 75th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 380,552 number | — |
| 1971 | 399,200 number | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 399,200 number | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 434,824 number | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 452,180 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 468,870 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 484,625 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 499,557 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 513,848 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 527,325 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 539,815 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 551,140 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 560,929 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 569,297 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 576,804 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 584,016 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 591,493 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 599,191 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 606,734 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 614,192 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 621,632 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 629,126 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 636,614 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 644,050 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 651,522 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 672,917 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 680,872 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 688,986 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 697,279 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 705,701 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 713,745 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 721,708 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 727,727 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 734,309 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 740,672 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 747,371 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 754,437 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 757,509 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 760,792 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 764,085 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 767,302 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 770,499 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 770,259 number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 769,982 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 769,650 number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 769,407 number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 573,894 number | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 574,291 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 574,659 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 574,996 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 766,794 number | +33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 456,018 number | 380,552 number | 527,325 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 579,361 number | 539,815 number | 614,192 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 662,870 number | 621,632 number | 705,701 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 742,236 number | 713,745 number | 764,085 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 691,494 number | 573,894 number | 770,499 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 766,794 number | 766,794 number | 766,794 number | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic was 766,794 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 770,499 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 380,552 number in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 75th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.