What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Netherlands?

426,260 number, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Netherlands?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Netherlands: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Dominican Republic

2.89 million number

in 2019

Netherlands

2.47 million number

in 2020

Dominican Republic rank

66th

Netherlands rank

68th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Dominican Republic
Netherlands

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 2.89 million number against 2.47 million number in Netherlands, a difference of 426,260 number.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Netherlands ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Netherlands ranks 68th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.73 million number	2.47 million number	737,475 number	Netherlands
2000s	1.77 million number	2.57 million number	798,234 number	Netherlands
2010s	2.92 million number	2.56 million number	355,780 number	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Dominican Republic or Netherlands?: Dominican Republic, at 2.89 million number against 2.47 million number in Netherlands as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Netherlands?: 426,260 number, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Netherlands?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Netherlands rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Netherlands ranks 68th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.