Dominican Republic vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Dominican Republic
20.9%
in 2025
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
14.4%
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
13th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
11th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Dominican Republic
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 20.9% against 14.4% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.5 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 13th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 16.0% | 3.9% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 16.9% | 2.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 16.0% | 4.4% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Dominican Republic or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Dominican Republic, at 20.9% against 14.4% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Dominican Republic and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 6.5%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Dominican Republic ranks 13th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 11th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release