Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 2.24 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Dominican Republic, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 2.24 for womens educational attainment vs fertility in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.67 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 2.24, in 2023.
Dominican Republic ranks 91st of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.62 | 7.51 | 7.67 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.06 | 6.37 | 7.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.34 | 4.47 | 6.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8 | 3.48 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.12 | 2.83 | 3.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 | 2.51 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 | 2.37 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 | 2.24 | 2.33 | 4 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Dominican Republic?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Dominican Republic was 2.24 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.67 in 1956.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Dominican Republic ranks 91st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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