Duration of compulsory education in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Duration of compulsory education was 15 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
15
in 2010
All-time low
9
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998β2025
Duration of compulsory education in Dominican Republic, 1998β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Dominican Republic stood at 15. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Dominican Republic peaked at 15 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1998.
Dominican Republic ranks 3rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Dominican Republic?
- Duration of compulsory education in Dominican Republic was 15 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2010.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1998.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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