School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 94,711 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
94,711 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
85th
of 202 countries
All-time high
98,727 number
in 2002
All-time low
71,814 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Dominican Republic, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 94,711 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Dominican Republic peaked at 98,727 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 71,814 number, in 1970.

That places Dominican Republic 85th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Dominican Republic, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 71,814 number
1971 73,194 number +1.9%
1972 74,440 number +1.7%
1973 75,552 number +1.5%
1974 76,571 number +1.3%
1975 77,540 number +1.3%
1976 78,498 number +1.2%
1977 79,440 number +1.2%
1978 80,336 number +1.1%
1979 81,229 number +1.1%
1980 82,090 number +1.1%
1981 82,870 number +1.0%
1982 83,645 number +0.9%
1983 84,302 number +0.8%
1984 85,118 number +1.0%
1985 85,902 number +0.9%
1986 86,794 number +1.0%
1987 87,862 number +1.2%
1988 89,136 number +1.5%
1989 90,316 number +1.3%
1990 91,494 number +1.3%
1991 92,700 number +1.3%
1992 93,221 number +0.6%
1993 93,372 number +0.2%
1994 94,425 number +1.1%
1995 95,925 number +1.6%
1996 96,443 number +0.5%
1997 97,362 number +1.0%
1998 98,317 number +1.0%
1999 97,917 number -0.4%
2000 98,172 number +0.3%
2001 98,623 number +0.5%
2002 98,727 number +0.1%
2003 98,582 number -0.1%
2004 98,437 number -0.1%
2005 98,272 number -0.2%
2006 98,098 number -0.2%
2007 98,022 number -0.1%
2008 97,944 number -0.1%
2009 98,055 number +0.1%
2010 98,062 number +0.0%
2011 98,380 number +0.3%
2012 96,418 number -2.0%
2013 95,955 number -0.5%
2014 94,811 number -1.2%
2015 94,650 number -0.2%
2016 94,610 number -0.0%
2017 95,568 number +1.0%
2018 95,565 number -0.0%
2019 95,656 number +0.1%
2020 94,711 number -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 76,861 number 71,814 number 81,229 number 10
1980s 85,804 number 82,090 number 90,316 number 10
1990s 95,118 number 91,494 number 98,317 number 10
2000s 98,293 number 97,944 number 98,727 number 10
2010s 95,968 number 94,610 number 98,380 number 10
2020s 94,711 number 94,711 number 94,711 number 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 82 Papua New Guinea 102,793 number compare
  2. 83 Tunisia 101,524 number compare
  3. 84 Honduras 96,244 number compare
  4. 86 Romania 91,015 number compare
  5. 87 Netherlands 86,380 number compare
  6. 88 Israel 81,619 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Dominican Republic?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Dominican Republic was 94,711 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 98,727 number in 2002.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 71,814 number in 1970.
How does Dominican Republic rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Dominican Republic ranks 85th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/