Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male was 82.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 82.5% for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 91.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2007.
Dominican Republic ranks 20th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.7% | — |
| 2001 | 61.3% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 65.5% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | +38.1% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.8% | 55.2% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 70.7% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 82.5% | 91.3% | 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, urban, poorest quintile, male in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Dominican Republic was 82.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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, urban, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release