Dominican Republic vs OECD members: Compulsory education, duration

Dominican Republic
15 years
in 2025
OECD members
11 years
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
3rd
OECD members rank
4th

Compulsory education, duration over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 15 years against 11 years in OECD members, a difference of 4 years.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.4 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was OECD members ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 3rd and OECD members ranks 4th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 9 years 10 years 1 years OECD members
2000s 9 years 10 years 1 years OECD members
2010s 15 years 10.3 years 4.7 years Dominican Republic
2020s 15 years 11 years 4 years Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compulsory education, duration, Dominican Republic or OECD members?
Dominican Republic, at 15 years against 11 years in OECD members as of 2025.
What is the difference in compulsory education, duration between Dominican Republic and OECD members?
4 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and OECD members?
28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and OECD members rank globally for compulsory education, duration?
Dominican Republic ranks 3rd and OECD members ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Compulsory education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,506 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.