Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male was 86.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 86.0% for completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 99.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2001.
That places Dominican Republic 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.0% | — |
| 2001 | 76.6% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 88.2% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.6% | 76.6% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 84.3% | 99.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 86.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 17 Guatemala 94.3% compare
- 18 Bangladesh 92.8% compare
- 19 Honduras 87.8% compare
- 21 El Salvador 83.2% compare
- 22 Benin 82.1% compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 80.7% 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, rural, richest quintile, male in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in Dominican Republic was 86.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release