Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 62.8% 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 62.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic peaked at 62.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 73rd of 101 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 | 36.0% | — |
| 2001 | 37.9% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.8% | 36.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 45.4% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 58.0% | 62.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 62.8% 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 62.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Dominican Republic ranks 73rd out of 101 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 25.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release