Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female was 90.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic is 90.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.8% | — |
| 2001 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 74.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 89.7% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.5% | 59.8% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 81.0% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 90.1% | 91.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic was 90.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release