Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both was 99.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
99.4%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
8th
of 37 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2023
All-time low
88.9%
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023

0204060801002000201120232000: 89.9 %2001: 92.5 %2002: 95.6 %2003: 88.9 %2004: 91.2 %2005: 96.8 %2006: 97 %2007: 96.3 %2008: 97.9 %2009: 99 %2010: 97.5 %2011: 97.2 %2012: 97.8 %2013: 97.4 %2014: 98.8 %2015: 97.9 %2016: 97.4 %2017: 95.3 %2018: 97.3 %2019: 96.8 %2020: 89 %2021: 96.1 %2022: 97.6 %2023: 99.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic is 99.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic peaked at 99.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 2003.

Dominican Republic ranks 8th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both sexes (%) in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 89.9%
2001 92.5% +2.9%
2002 95.6% +3.4%
2003 88.9% -7.0%
2004 91.2% +2.6%
2005 96.8% +6.1%
2006 97.0% +0.2%
2007 96.3% -0.7%
2008 97.9% +1.6%
2009 99.0% +1.1%
2010 97.5% -1.5%
2011 97.2% -0.3%
2012 97.8% +0.6%
2013 97.4% -0.4%
2014 98.8% +1.3%
2015 97.9% -0.9%
2016 97.4% -0.5%
2017 95.3% -2.2%
2018 97.3% +2.1%
2019 96.8% -0.6%
2020 89.0% -8.0%
2021 96.1% +8.0%
2022 97.6% +1.6%
2023 99.4% +1.8%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 99.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 99.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.2%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 94.5% 88.9% 99.0% 10
2010s 97.3% 95.3% 98.8% 10
2020s 95.5% 89.0% 99.4% 4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 5 Egypt 99.8% compare
  2. 6 Ecuador 99.6% compare
  3. 7 Uruguay 99.5% compare
  4. 9 Peru 99.3% compare
  5. 10 Chile 99.2% compare
  6. 10 Mexico 99.2% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

More education data for Dominican Republic

All data for Dominican Republic →

Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic?
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic was 99.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2023.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 2003.
How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both?
Dominican Republic ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
Is completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both 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 flat.
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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/completion-rate-primary-education-urban-richest-quintile-both-sexes-percent-2/dominican-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/completion-rate-primary-education-urban-richest-quintile-both-sexes-percent-2/dominican-republic/">Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
37 places, 431 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release