Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 98.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
79th
of 165 countries
All-time high
98.6%
in 2025
All-time low
58.8%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Dominican Republic, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Dominican Republic stood at 98.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Dominican Republic peaked at 98.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 1981.
Dominican Republic ranks 79th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 58.8% | — |
| 1982 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 61.1% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 61.8% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 62.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 63.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 63.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 64.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 66.4% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 67.8% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 69.4% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 70.9% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 72.2% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 73.5% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 74.6% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 75.8% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 76.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 78.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 98.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 98.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.7%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.6% | 58.8% | 64.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 64.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.0% | 76.9% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 88.5% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.1% | 98.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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, female (modelled data) in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Dominican Republic was 98.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 1981.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 79th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release