Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9485 GPIA, in 2001.
Dominican Republic ranks 3rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9568 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9485 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9695 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9609 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9785 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9783 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9729 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9613 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9815 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9736 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9846 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9882 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9893 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9878 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9907 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9831 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9922 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9682 GPIA | 0.9485 GPIA | 0.9815 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.995 GPIA | 0.9831 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9922 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 414,488 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.121 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 343,376 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 532,998 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 62,598 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,723 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 351,889 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.9514 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9485 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Dominican Republic ranks 3rd out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release