Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female was 86.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Dominican Republic stood at 86.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 86.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2019.
Dominican Republic ranks 17th of 59 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.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.1% | — |
| 2001 | 64.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 68.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 70.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 72.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.3% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | -29.7% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +44.9% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.2% | 64.1% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 57.1% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 81.3% | 86.4% | 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, urban, female in Dominican Republic?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Dominican Republic was 86.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 17th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release