Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.7745 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic is 0.7745 LPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.7909 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5496 LPIA, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 72nd of 100 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5496 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.5734 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5737 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6494 LPIA | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6667 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6345 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6652 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.565 LPIA | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6313 LPIA | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6343 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6391 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6382 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6456 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6603 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6732 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6749 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7339 LPIA | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7171 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7214 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7452 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7592 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7785 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7909 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7908 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7745 LPIA | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6143 LPIA | 0.5496 LPIA | 0.6667 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6849 LPIA | 0.6382 LPIA | 0.7452 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7788 LPIA | 0.7592 LPIA | 0.7909 LPIA | 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 0.7745 LPIA 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 0.7909 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5496 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Dominican Republic ranks 72nd out of 100 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 15.0%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release