Cross country literacy rates in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cross country literacy rates was 94.03 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cross country literacy rates in Dominican Republic, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cross country literacy rates in Dominican Republic stood at 94.03.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cross country literacy rates in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.31 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.5, in 1950.
Dominican Republic ranks 60th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Cross country literacy rates in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 42.5 | — |
| 1981 | 73.06 | +71.9% |
| 2002 | 87 | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 88.24 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 89.54 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 90.11 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 90.16 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.86 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 91.76 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 91.99 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.78 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 93.23 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 93.44 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.67 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.69 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.73 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.7 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.31 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 94.03 | -0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 94.03 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.44, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 94.03 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.38, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cross country literacy rates in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +71.9% | 42.5 | 73.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 73.06 | 73.06 | 73.06 | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.62 | 87 | 88.24 | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.85 | 89.54 | 93.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.89 | 93.69 | 94.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.19 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.07 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cross country literacy rates in Dominican Republic?
- Cross country literacy rates in Dominican Republic was 94.03 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cross country literacy rates recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.31 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cross country literacy rates recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5 in 1950.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cross country literacy rates?
- Dominican Republic ranks 60th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cross country literacy rates rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cross country literacy rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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