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

Dominican Republic: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 98,341 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
98,341 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
85th
of 202 countries
All-time high
102,545 number
in 2002
All-time low
74,294 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Dominican Republic stood at 98,341 number.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Dominican Republic peaked at 102,545 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 74,294 number, in 1970.

Dominican Republic ranks 85th of 202 countries on this measure, 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 in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Dominican Republic, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 74,294 number
1971 75,544 number +1.7%
1972 74,298 number -1.6%
1973 77,954 number +4.9%
1974 78,910 number +1.2%
1975 79,919 number +1.3%
1976 80,920 number +1.3%
1977 81,820 number +1.1%
1978 82,746 number +1.1%
1979 83,612 number +1.0%
1980 84,407 number +1.0%
1981 84,927 number +0.6%
1982 85,731 number +0.9%
1983 86,572 number +1.0%
1984 87,810 number +1.4%
1985 89,004 number +1.4%
1986 90,009 number +1.1%
1987 91,069 number +1.2%
1988 92,265 number +1.3%
1989 93,486 number +1.3%
1990 94,749 number +1.4%
1991 95,714 number +1.0%
1992 96,118 number +0.4%
1993 97,002 number +0.9%
1994 97,809 number +0.8%
1995 98,944 number +1.2%
1996 100,171 number +1.2%
1997 100,795 number +0.6%
1998 101,442 number +0.6%
1999 101,677 number +0.2%
2000 102,054 number +0.4%
2001 102,524 number +0.5%
2002 102,545 number +0.0%
2003 102,359 number -0.2%
2004 102,175 number -0.2%
2005 101,903 number -0.3%
2006 101,759 number -0.1%
2007 102,077 number +0.3%
2008 101,849 number -0.2%
2009 101,835 number -0.0%
2010 101,456 number -0.4%
2011 101,094 number -0.4%
2012 100,437 number -0.6%
2013 100,180 number -0.3%
2014 99,412 number -0.8%
2015 98,641 number -0.8%
2016 98,329 number -0.3%
2017 99,062 number +0.7%
2018 98,624 number -0.4%
2019 98,483 number -0.1%
2020 98,341 number -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 79,002 number 74,294 number 83,612 number 10
1980s 88,528 number 84,407 number 93,486 number 10
1990s 98,442 number 94,749 number 101,677 number 10
2000s 102,108 number 101,759 number 102,545 number 10
2010s 99,572 number 98,329 number 101,456 number 10
2020s 98,341 number 98,341 number 98,341 number 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 82 Sierra Leone 108,999 number compare
  2. 83 Tunisia 107,523 number compare
  3. 84 Honduras 100,635 number compare
  4. 86 Romania 96,279 number compare
  5. 87 Azerbaijan 91,396 number compare
  6. 88 Netherlands 91,089 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Dominican Republic?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Dominican Republic was 98,341 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 102,545 number in 2002.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 74,294 number in 1970.
How does Dominican Republic rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Dominican Republic ranks 85th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/