School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 1.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Dominican Republic, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.86 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.86 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7642 years, in 1994.
Dominican Republic ranks 99th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.7642 years | — |
| 1997 | 0.9111 years | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9226 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9445 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.04 years | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9379 years | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9557 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.923 years | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9883 years | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 years | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.11 years | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.14 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.21 years | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.24 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.29 years | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.41 years | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.47 years | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.48 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.48 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.55 years | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.74 years | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.75 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.02 years | -41.8% |
| 2022 | 1.51 years | +47.6% |
| 2023 | 1.76 years | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 1.86 years | +5.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.86 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.81 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.86 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.99 years, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -41.8% | 1.75 years | 1.02 years |
| 2022 | +47.6% | 1.02 years | 1.51 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8856 years | 0.7642 years | 0.9445 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.02 years | 0.923 years | 1.14 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.44 years | 1.21 years | 1.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 years | 1.02 years | 1.86 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 96 Montserrat 1.86 years compare
- 97 Seychelles 1.86 years compare
- 98 Guyana 1.86 years compare
- 100 Papua New Guinea 1.85 years compare
- 101 Nauru 1.85 years compare
- 102 Brazil 1.84 years compare
More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Dominican Republic?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Dominican Republic was 1.86 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7642 years in 1994.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 99th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release