Duration of compulsory education in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Duration of compulsory education was 15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
15
in 2010
All-time low
9
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Dominican Republic, 1998–2025
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 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 | — |
| 1999 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 15 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 15 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 205 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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