Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Dominican Republic, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Dominican Republic stood at 84.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 85.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 1981.
That places Dominican Republic 40th out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 41.7% | — |
| 2000 | 62.7% | +50.4% |
| 2001 | 61.6% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 72.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.7% | 41.7% | 41.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 61.6% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 72.7% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 82.7% | 85.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Dominican Republic?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Dominican Republic was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 1981.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 40th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release