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

Dominican Republic: Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male was 99.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
99.4%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
11th
of 37 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
82.2%
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0204060801002000201120232000: 86.1 %2001: 89.7 %2002: 94.1 %2003: 82.2 %2004: 87.8 %2005: 95.9 %2006: 96 %2007: 95.5 %2008: 96.9 %2009: 99.1 %2010: 96.4 %2011: 97 %2012: 97.6 %2013: 97.2 %2014: 99.1 %2015: 100 %2016: 95.3 %2017: 91.3 %2018: 96 %2019: 97.1 %2020: 82.7 %2021: 93.8 %2022: 95.5 %2023: 99.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Dominican Republic stood at 99.4%.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 2003.

That places Dominican Republic 11th out of 37 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, urban, richest quintile, male in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male (%) in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 86.1%
2001 89.7% +4.2%
2002 94.1% +4.9%
2003 82.2% -12.6%
2004 87.8% +6.8%
2005 95.9% +9.2%
2006 96.0% +0.1%
2007 95.5% -0.5%
2008 96.9% +1.4%
2009 99.1% +2.3%
2010 96.4% -2.7%
2011 97.0% +0.6%
2012 97.6% +0.6%
2013 97.2% -0.4%
2014 99.1% +2.0%
2015 100.0% +0.9%
2016 95.3% -4.7%
2017 91.3% -4.2%
2018 96.0% +5.1%
2019 97.1% +1.2%
2020 82.7% -14.9%
2021 93.8% +13.4%
2022 95.5% +1.8%
2023 99.4% +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 92.3% 82.2% 99.1% 10
2010s 96.7% 91.3% 100.0% 10
2020s 92.8% 82.7% 99.4% 4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 8 Egypt 99.7% compare
  2. 9 Chile 99.5% compare
  3. 9 Mexico 99.5% compare
  4. 11 Ecuador 99.4% compare
  5. 13 Lesotho 99.4% compare
  6. 14 Colombia 98.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Dominican Republic?
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male 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, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2003.
How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male?
Dominican Republic ranks 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
Is completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, urban, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male (%)
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