Population of compulsory school age, male in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Population of compulsory school age, male was 1.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.47 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
66th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.50 million number
in 2011
All-time low
874,899 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200820191998: 874.9k number1999: 882.4k number2000: 889.2k number2001: 894.7k number2002: 897.0k number2003: 899.4k number2004: 901.7k number2005: 903.9k number2006: 906.2k number2007: 906.1k number2008: 906.1k number2009: 905.9k number2010: 1.5M number2011: 1.5M number2012: 1.5M number2013: 1.5M number2014: 1.5M number2015: 1.5M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.5M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in Dominican Republic stood at 1.47 million number.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.50 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 874,899 number, in 1998.

That places Dominican Republic 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Population of compulsory school age, male in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Dominican Republic, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 874,899 number
1999 882,444 number +0.9%
2000 889,171 number +0.8%
2001 894,660 number +0.6%
2002 897,024 number +0.3%
2003 899,359 number +0.3%
2004 901,680 number +0.3%
2005 903,947 number +0.3%
2006 906,185 number +0.2%
2007 906,147 number -0.0%
2008 906,061 number -0.0%
2009 905,924 number -0.0%
2010 1.50 million number +65.1%
2011 1.50 million number +0.0%
2012 1.49 million number -0.3%
2013 1.49 million number -0.3%
2014 1.48 million number -0.3%
2015 1.48 million number -0.2%
2016 1.48 million number -0.2%
2017 1.48 million number -0.2%
2018 1.47 million number -0.2%
2019 1.47 million number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 878,672 number 874,899 number 882,444 number 2
2000s 901,016 number 889,171 number 906,185 number 10
2010s 1.48 million number 1.47 million number 1.50 million number 10

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 63 Kazakhstan 1.55 million number compare
  2. 64 Chile 1.53 million number compare
  3. 65 Malaysia 1.51 million number compare
  4. 67 Zimbabwe 1.44 million number compare
  5. 68 Netherlands 1.27 million number compare
  6. 69 Honduras 1.25 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Dominican Republic?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Dominican Republic was 1.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 1.50 million number in 2011.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 874,899 number in 1998.
How does Dominican Republic rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Dominican Republic ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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