Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Dominican Republic, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 94.4% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 1981.
That places Dominican Republic 38th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 72.5% | — |
| 2002 | 87.2% | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 94.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 94.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.8%, 100% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.5% | 72.5% | 72.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 87.2% | 88.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 87.4% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 93.6% | 94.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 45,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,685 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Dominican Republic?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Dominican Republic was 94.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 1981.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 38th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release