Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.02 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8055 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Dominican Republic 7th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8055 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9624 GPIA | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9911 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9849 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9968 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9936 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9986 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8055 GPIA | 0.8055 GPIA | 0.8055 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9951 GPIA | 0.9624 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9986 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
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 1.02 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 1.03 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8055 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Dominican Republic ranks 7th out of 133 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 0.4%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release