Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.8742 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8742 WPIA
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
26th
of 51 countries
All-time high
1.01 WPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.5573 WPIA
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.8742 WPIA for completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.01 WPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5573 WPIA, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 26th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5573 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.649 WPIA | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7128 WPIA | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7743 WPIA | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7539 WPIA | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7432 WPIA | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7373 WPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6807 WPIA | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7834 WPIA | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8181 WPIA | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.816 WPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8347 WPIA | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8309 WPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7642 WPIA | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7852 WPIA | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8651 WPIA | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8744 WPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9123 WPIA | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9251 WPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8159 WPIA | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.01 WPIA | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9267 WPIA | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9039 WPIA | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8742 WPIA | -3.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.8742 WPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9563 WPIA, 91% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.8742 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9563 WPIA, 91% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.721 WPIA | 0.5573 WPIA | 0.8181 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8424 WPIA | 0.7642 WPIA | 0.9251 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9278 WPIA | 0.8742 WPIA | 1.01 WPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 23 Philippines 0.891 WPIA compare
- 24 El Salvador 0.8897 WPIA compare
- 25 India 0.8791 WPIA compare
- 27 Bangladesh 0.8735 WPIA compare
- 28 Nepal 0.8666 WPIA compare
- 29 Honduras 0.8597 WPIA compare
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.19 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.07 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Dominican Republic was 0.8742 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 WPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5573 WPIA in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 26th out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release