Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female was 89.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, 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, rural, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic is 89.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 93.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 16th of 38 countries on this measure, 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, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.5% | — |
| 2001 | 60.9% | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 76.4% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.1% | 49.5% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 76.4% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 86.3% | 93.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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, female in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic was 89.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 16th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release