Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Dominican Republic, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Dominican Republic stood at 6.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.8% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Dominican Republic peaked at 39.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2020.
That places Dominican Republic 111th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39.0% | — |
| 2000 | 33.9% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -51.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -78.5% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +1932.6% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -38.0% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -41.5% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -31.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.6%, 45% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 6.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1932.6% | 1.3% | 26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.0% | 39.0% | 39.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 21.3% | 38.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 6.0% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 1.3% | 26.4% | 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 share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Dominican Republic?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Dominican Republic was 6.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Dominican Republic ranks 111th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.