Population of compulsory school age, female in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Population of compulsory school age, female was 1.42 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.42 million number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
67th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.45 million number
in 2010
All-time low
850,723 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Dominican Republic, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200820191998: 850.7k number1999: 857.0k number2000: 862.6k number2001: 866.9k number2002: 869.4k number2003: 871.3k number2004: 873.2k number2005: 875.1k number2006: 876.6k number2007: 876.8k number2008: 876.7k number2009: 876.6k number2010: 1.5M number2011: 1.4M number2012: 1.4M number2013: 1.4M number2014: 1.4M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.4M number2017: 1.4M number2018: 1.4M number2019: 1.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Dominican Republic stood at 1.42 million number.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.45 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 850,723 number, in 1998.

Dominican Republic ranks 67th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 853,844 number 850,723 number 856,964 number 2
2000s 872,528 number 862,628 number 876,824 number 10
2010s 1.44 million number 1.42 million number 1.45 million number 10

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 64 Kazakhstan 1.46 million number compare
  2. 65 Zimbabwe 1.43 million number compare
  3. 66 Malaysia 1.43 million number compare
  4. 68 Netherlands 1.20 million number compare
  5. 69 Honduras 1.20 million number compare
  6. 70 South Sudan 1.15 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Dominican Republic?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Dominican Republic was 1.42 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 1.45 million number in 2010.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 850,723 number in 1998.
How does Dominican Republic rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Dominican Republic ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.