Dominican Republic vs Ecuador
Dominican Republic vs Ecuador: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 92.7% in Dominican Republic in 2018 and 96.1% in Ecuador in 2008, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2008 the value was higher in Ecuador, by 11.9 percentage points, or 1.14 times that in Dominican Republic.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Ecuador has been higher since 1960, when it overtook Dominican Republic.
- The world as a whole: 87.6% in 2008.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 92.7 | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 92.7 | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 93 | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | 92.6 | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | 88.1 | – | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 89.5 | – | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 89.3 | – | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 90.1 | – | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 88.6 | – | 87.9 |
| 2009 | – | – | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 84.2 | 96.1 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 87.9 | – | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 82.8 | 96.5 | 86 |
| 2005 | 84.8 | 96.7 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | 83.5 | – | 84.7 |
| 2003 | 87.2 | – | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 88.9 | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | 97.6 | 81 |
| 2000 | 85 | 96.1 | 80.7 |
| 1999 | 84 | 95.7 | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | 95.9 | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | 96.9 | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | 94.4 | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | 93.1 | 78 |
| 1994 | – | 92.6 | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 57.8 | 85.7 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 52.4 | 78 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 51.8 | 78 | 69 |
| 1965 | 47 | 72 | 66 |
| 1960 | 52.9 | 64.6 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 69.8 | 64.8 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 58.4 | 53.2 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 46.9 | 50.3 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 35.5 | 47.3 | 40 |
| 1935 | 30.1 | 44.4 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 25.2 | 41.4 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 20.9 | 38.4 | 33 |
| 1920 | 17.1 | 35.5 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 13.9 | 32.5 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 11.3 | 29.5 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 9 | 25.1 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 7.2 | 20.6 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 5.8 | 16.2 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 4.6 | 11.7 | 20 |
| 1885 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 19 |
| 1880 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 8 |
| 1850 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 0.5 | 1 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 1825 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Dominican Republic vs Ecuador
Health
- Life expectancyDominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023Ecuador: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Ecuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ecuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022Ecuador: 67.1% in 2022
- DepressionDominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017Ecuador: 2.98% in 2017
- Suicide rateDominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Ecuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023Ecuador: 18 million people in 2023
- Population growthDominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023Ecuador: 0.87% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Ecuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025Ecuador: 63.4% in 2025
- Median ageDominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023Ecuador: 28.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023Ecuador: 8.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateDominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Ecuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personDominican Republic: $9,287 in 2025Ecuador: $6,165 in 2025
- GDP growthDominican Republic: 2.1% a year in 2025Ecuador: 3.7% a year in 2025
- InflationDominican Republic: 3.9% a year in 2025Ecuador: 0.7% a year in 2025
- Government debtDominican Republic: 59% of GDP in 2025Ecuador: 54.5% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025Ecuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025Ecuador: $2.71B in 2025
- Military spending per personDominican Republic: $90 in 2025Ecuador: $150 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Ecuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020Ecuador: 42,000 people in 2020
- National powerDominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Ecuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020Ecuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025Ecuador: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsDominican Republic: 0 TIV in 2022Ecuador: 2 million TIV in 2018