Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male was 77.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic stood at 77.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Dominican Republic peaked at 77.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 1970.
That places Dominican Republic 105th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.2% | — |
| 2000 | 55.9% | +176.2% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | +3.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 77.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.7%, 84% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 77.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.4%, 89% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +176.2% | 20.2% | 55.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 55.3% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 62.3% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 72.9% | 77.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.19 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.07 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 45,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,685 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % 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 77.4% 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 77.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Dominican Republic ranks 105th out of 135 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 17.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release