Dominican Republic vs Venezuela: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 92.7% in Dominican Republic in 2018 and 87.2% in Venezuela in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 5.5 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Venezuela.

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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What the numbers say

Dominican Republic has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Venezuela.
In 2012, Dominican Republic ranked 60 and Venezuela ranked 47 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Dominican Republic	Venezuela	World
2018	92.7	–	88.2
2017	92.7	87.2	88.2
2016	93	88.8	88.3
2015	92.6	90.6	88.2
2014	88.1	91.3	88.3
2013	89.5	90.7	88.2
2012	89.3	91.5	88.2
2011	90.1	92.8	88.1
2010	88.6	92.5	87.9
2009	–	92.1	87.9
2008	84.2	90.2	87.6
2007	87.9	92.1	87.2
2006	82.8	91	86
2005	84.8	91.1	85.4
2004	83.5	92	84.7
2003	87.2	91.9	83.5
2002	88.9	93.4	81.4
2001	–	90.6	81
2000	85	88.1	80.7
1999	84	86	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	–	78
1994	–	–	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	95.5	75.8
1975	52.4	89.1	72.9
1970	51.8	86.3	69
1965	47	87.2	66
1960	52.9	91.8	63.1
1955	69.8	72	57.4
1950	58.4	81.7	51.4
1945	46.9	68.9	43.5
1940	35.5	56.2	40
1935	30.1	43.4	38.2
1930	25.2	30.7	36.4
1925	20.9	18	33
1920	17.1	5.2	30.5
1915	13.9	8.3	29.2
1910	11.3	11.4	28.1
1905	9	10.7	25.1
1900	7.2	8.4	23.3
1895	5.8	6.6	21.8
1890	4.6	5.2	20
1885	3.6	4.1	19
1880	2.9	3.2	17.2
1875	2.3	1.5	15.7
1870	1.8	1.2	13.2
1865	1.4	0.9	10.6
1860	1.1	0.7	9.3
1855	0.9	0.6	8
1850	0.7	0.4	6.8
1845	0.5	0.3	5.9
1840	0.4	0.3	5.2
1835	0.3	0.2	4.5
1830	0.3	0.2	4
1825	0.2	0.1	3.5
1820	0.2	0.1	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.

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Dominican Republic vs Venezuela

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Adult literacyDominican Republic: 94% in 2024Venezuela: 97.2% in 2017

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