Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary was 58.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
58.0%
World rank
19th
of 144 countries
All-time high
92.2%
in 2000
All-time low
22.7%
in 1975
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Dominican Republic, 1960–2010

204060801001960198520101960: 53.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 39.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 22.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 22.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 31.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 53.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 66.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 78.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 92.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 72.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 58 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Dominican Republic stood at 58.0%.

The figure is down 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Dominican Republic peaked at 92.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1975.

Dominican Republic ranks 19th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Dominican Republic, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 53.1%
1965 39.5% -25.7%
1970 22.9% -42.0%
1975 22.7% -0.7%
1980 31.2% +37.3%
1985 53.6% +71.6%
1990 66.5% +24.1%
1995 78.2% +17.6%
2000 92.2% +17.9%
2005 72.3% -21.6%
2010 58.0% -19.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 46.3% 39.5% 53.1% 2
1970s 22.8% 22.7% 22.9% 2
1980s 42.4% 31.2% 53.6% 2
1990s 72.3% 66.5% 78.2% 2
2000s 82.2% 72.3% 92.2% 2
2010s 58.0% 58.0% 58.0% 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 16 Jamaica 59.1% compare
  2. 17 Iceland 58.1% compare
  3. 18 Zimbabwe 58.1% compare
  4. 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 57.3% compare
  5. 21 Colombia 56.1% compare
  6. 22 Austria 55.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Dominican Republic?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Dominican Republic was 58.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1975.
How does Dominican Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary?
Dominican Republic ranks 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)