School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.52 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Dominican Republic, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Dominican Republic stood at 9.52 years. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Dominican Republic peaked at 9.52 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.79 years, in 1998.
Dominican Republic ranks 61st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.79 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.13 years | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 8.4 years | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 8.64 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.14 years | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 8.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.58 years | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 8.39 years | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 8.57 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 8.47 years | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.34 years | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 8.21 years | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 8.33 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.26 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.48 years | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.35 years | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 9.22 years | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.09 years | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.52 years | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.96 years | 7.79 years | 8.13 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.42 years | 8.14 years | 8.64 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.73 years | 8.21 years | 9.52 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 58 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.59 years compare
- 59 Thailand 9.56 years compare
- 60 United Arab Emirates 9.55 years compare
- 62 British Virgin Islands 9.51 years compare
- 63 Israel 9.51 years compare
- 64 Belgium 9.5 years compare
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Dominican Republic?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Dominican Republic was 9.52 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.52 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.79 years in 1998.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 61st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.