School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 14.99 years in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
14.99 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
66th
of 175 countries
All-time high
14.99 years
in 2017
All-time low
14.11 years
in 2012
Years of data
5
2012–2017

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Dominican Republic, 2012–2017

0510152012201420172012: 14.1 years2014: 14.2 years2015: 14.7 years2016: 14.8 years2017: 15 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 14.99 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

That places Dominican Republic 66th out of 175 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Dominican Republic, 2012 to 2017.
Year years Change
2012 14.11 years
2014 14.25 years +1.0%
2015 14.73 years +3.4%
2016 14.81 years +0.6%
2017 14.99 years +1.2%

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 63 Serbia 15.21 years compare
  2. 64 Mexico 15.16 years compare
  3. 65 Ukraine 15.09 years
  4. 67 Slovakia 14.98 years compare
  5. 68 Oman 14.95 years compare
  6. 69 Peru 14.89 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Dominican Republic?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Dominican Republic was 14.99 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 14.99 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 14.11 years in 2012.
How does Dominican Republic rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Dominican Republic ranks 66th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.