Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male was 83.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 83.2% for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 85.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, 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, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.8% | — |
| 2001 | 57.2% | +105.8% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.1% | 27.8% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 54.8% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 83.2% | 85.8% | 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, male in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Dominican Republic was 83.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release