Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.8015 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.8015 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.8015 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5762 LPIA, in 2007.
That places Dominican Republic 68th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5927 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.5856 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6127 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6442 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6145 LPIA | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6439 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5762 LPIA | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7126 LPIA | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 0.664 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6587 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6712 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.682 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6951 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6956 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7725 LPIA | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8015 LPIA | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6228 LPIA | 0.5762 LPIA | 0.7126 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6913 LPIA | 0.6587 LPIA | 0.7725 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8015 LPIA | 0.8015 LPIA | 0.8015 LPIA | 1 |
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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 0.8015 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 0.8015 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5762 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Dominican Republic ranks 68th 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 15.3%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release