Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 65.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic stood at 65.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic peaked at 65.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 72nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.7% | — |
| 2001 | 38.3% | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.8% | 33.7% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 46.9% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 59.4% | 65.3% | 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 65.3% 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 65.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Dominican Republic ranks 72nd out of 103 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 26.8%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release