School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 2.96 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Dominican Republic, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Dominican Republic stood at 2.96 years. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.96 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3138 years, in 1971.
That places Dominican Republic 52nd out of 183 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3138 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.4044 years | +28.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4139 years | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4462 years | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9439 years | +111.5% |
| 1997 | 1.13 years | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 1.7 years | +50.8% |
| 2012 | 2.43 years | +42.6% |
| 2014 | 2.47 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.59 years | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.72 years | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.96 years | +9.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2.96 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.96 years, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2.96 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95 years, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3946 years | 0.3138 years | 0.4462 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9439 years | 0.9439 years | 0.9439 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.13 years | 1.13 years | 1.13 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.7 years | 1.7 years | 1.7 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.63 years | 2.43 years | 2.96 years | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.19 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.07 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Dominican Republic?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Dominican Republic was 2.96 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3138 years in 1971.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.