Compulsory education, duration in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Compulsory education, duration was 15 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in Dominican Republic, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Dominican Republic stood at 15 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Dominican Republic peaked at 15 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.
Dominican Republic ranks 3rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Compulsory education, duration in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 years | — |
| 1999 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 years | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 years | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 15 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10 years, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 15 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12 years, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 6 |
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 compulsory education, duration in Dominican Republic?
- Compulsory education, duration in Dominican Republic was 15 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 15 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Dominican Republic ranks 3rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.