School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.74 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Dominican Republic, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Dominican Republic stood at 1.74 GPI.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.78 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6496 GPI, in 1972.
Dominican Republic ranks 18th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7244 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6496 GPI | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7591 GPI | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8354 GPI | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 1.32 GPI | +58.3% |
| 2003 | 1.57 GPI | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.61 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.78 GPI | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 1.74 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.74 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7421 GPI | 0.6496 GPI | 0.8354 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.32 GPI | 1.32 GPI | 1.32 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.57 GPI | 1.57 GPI | 1.57 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.69 GPI | 1.6 GPI | 1.78 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 15 Iceland 1.84 GPI compare
- 16 British Virgin Islands 1.75 GPI compare
- 17 Jamaica 1.74 GPI compare
- 19 Belize 1.69 GPI compare
- 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.69 GPI compare
- 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.67 GPI compare
More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Dominican Republic?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Dominican Republic was 1.74 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6496 GPI in 1972.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 18th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.