Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 89.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Dominican Republic, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Dominican Republic stood at 89.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 101.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 1971.
That places Dominican Republic 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.1% | — |
| 1999 | 68.3% | +112.9% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 87.7% | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 101.4% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 101.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | -1.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 89.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.2%, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 89.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.4%, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +112.9% | 32.1% | 68.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.1% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 68.3% | 68.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 74.2% | 94.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 92.0% | 101.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 86.5% | 97.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Dominican Republic?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Dominican Republic was 89.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 101.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 1971.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release