Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both was 86.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Dominican Republic stood at 86.0%.
The figure is up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Dominican Republic peaked at 88.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 19th out of 38 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, rural, poorest quintile, both in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.2% | — |
| 2001 | 58.8% | +58.1% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.0% | 37.2% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 65.6% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 86.0% | 88.6% | 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, rural, poorest quintile, both in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Dominican Republic was 86.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release