Education spending in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Education spending was 3.76 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Dominican Republic, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, education spending in Dominican Republic stood at 3.76.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Dominican Republic peaked at 4.52 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.774, in 1993.
Dominican Republic ranks 116th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Education spending in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.64 | — |
| 1982 | 1.54 | -41.7% |
| 1983 | 1.46 | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.33 | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 1.21 | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.774 | -36.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8934 | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 1.03 | +15.7% |
| 1996 | 1.23 | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 1.89 | +53.9% |
| 2001 | 1.97 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.91 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.84 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.05 | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 1.89 | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.88 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.63 | +93.1% |
| 2014 | 3.62 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.6 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.85 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 3.92 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.93 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.04 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.52 | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 3.58 | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 3.61 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.76 | +4.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 3.76 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 89% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 3.76 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +93.1% | 1.88 | 3.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.64 | 2.64 | 2.64 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.39 | 1.21 | 1.54 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.982 | 0.774 | 1.23 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.93 | 1.84 | 2.05 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.37 | 1.88 | 4.04 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.87 | 3.58 | 4.52 | 4 |
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 education spending in Dominican Republic?
- Education spending in Dominican Republic was 3.76 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.52 in 2020.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.774 in 1993.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for education spending?
- Dominican Republic ranks 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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