Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic is 1.07 index, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.08 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8553 index, in 1970.
That places Dominican Republic 5th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8553 index | — |
| 2007 | 1.06 index | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 1.05 index | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.07 index | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.06 index | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.06 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.08 index | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.06 index | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.08 index | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.07 index | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8553 index | 0.8553 index | 0.8553 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.05 index | 1.08 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 1 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 449,277 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 414,488 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.121 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 343,376 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic?
- Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic was 1.07 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8553 index in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 5th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.