Cross country literacy rates in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cross country literacy rates was 94.03 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.03
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
60th
of 128 countries
All-time high
94.31
in 2023
All-time low
42.5
in 1950
Years of data
19
1950–2024
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.
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 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (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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