Completion rate, primary education, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, primary education, female was 91.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, female in Dominican Republic is 91.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 95.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 61st out of 90 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, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.1% | — |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 86.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 89.8% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 91.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.4% | 78.1% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 90.5% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 91.5% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in Dominican Republic was 91.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 61st out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release