School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9687 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.9687 GPI
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
150th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 2002
All-time low
0.8958 GPI
in 2009
Years of data
19
1998–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Dominican Republic, 1998–2019

00.250.50.7511998200820191998: 1 GPI1999: 0.996 GPI2000: 0.988 GPI2002: 1 GPI2004: 0.972 GPI2005: 0.979 GPI2007: 0.964 GPI2008: 0.962 GPI2009: 0.896 GPI2010: 0.909 GPI2011: 0.929 GPI2012: 0.928 GPI2013: 0.934 GPI2014: 0.932 GPI2015: 0.934 GPI2016: 0.949 GPI2017: 0.95 GPI2018: 0.957 GPI2019: 0.969 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Dominican Republic stood at 0.9687 GPI.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8958 GPI, in 2009.

Dominican Republic ranks 150th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Dominican Republic, 1998 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1998 1 GPI
1999 0.9962 GPI -0.5%
2000 0.9883 GPI -0.8%
2002 1.03 GPI +4.0%
2004 0.9721 GPI -5.5%
2005 0.9785 GPI +0.7%
2007 0.9639 GPI -1.5%
2008 0.9619 GPI -0.2%
2009 0.8958 GPI -6.9%
2010 0.9087 GPI +1.4%
2011 0.9288 GPI +2.2%
2012 0.9284 GPI -0.0%
2013 0.9342 GPI +0.6%
2014 0.9325 GPI -0.2%
2015 0.9336 GPI +0.1%
2016 0.9489 GPI +1.6%
2017 0.9504 GPI +0.2%
2018 0.9565 GPI +0.6%
2019 0.9687 GPI +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9987 GPI 0.9962 GPI 1 GPI 2
2000s 0.9698 GPI 0.8958 GPI 1.03 GPI 7
2010s 0.9391 GPI 0.9087 GPI 0.9687 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 147 Thailand 0.9702 GPI compare
  2. 148 Belize 0.9701 GPI compare
  3. 149 Libya 0.9692 GPI compare
  4. 151 Brazil 0.9686 GPI compare
  5. 152 Italy 0.9677 GPI compare
  6. 153 El Salvador 0.9659 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Dominican Republic?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Dominican Republic was 0.9687 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2002.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8958 GPI in 2009.
How does Dominican Republic rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Dominican Republic ranks 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
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Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.