Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male was 82.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 82.8% for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 89.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 23rd 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, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.7% | — |
| 2001 | 57.5% | +37.9% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 62.7% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.8% | 41.7% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 68.6% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 82.8% | 89.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 20 El Salvador 85.2% compare
- 21 Nepal 85.1% compare
- 22 Philippines 83.3% compare
- 24 Honduras 78.1% compare
- 25 Bangladesh 76.7% compare
- 26 Zimbabwe 74.6% compare
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, male in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Dominican Republic was 82.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 23rd out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release