Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 90.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic stood at 90.1%.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic peaked at 93.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 56th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.5% | — |
| 2001 | 74.4% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 78.6% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 79.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 92.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 90.1% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.8% | 71.5% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 85.6% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 90.1% | 93.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Dominican Republic was 90.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 56th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release