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.
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 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 80,321 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.3% (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.