Inequality in education in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Inequality in education was 0.146 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Dominican Republic, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.146 for inequality in education in 2023.
The figure is down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3387 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1459, in 2021.
That places Dominican Republic 85th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in education in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2019 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1959 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1899 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1904 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1899 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1787 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3387 | +89.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1571 | -53.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1583 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1512 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1489 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1459 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.146 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.146 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1203, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.146 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1335, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inequality in education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +89.5% | 0.1787 | 0.3387 |
| 2017 | -53.6% | 0.3387 | 0.1571 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1952 | 0.1512 | 0.3387 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1467 | 0.1459 | 0.1489 | 4 |
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 inequality in education in Dominican Republic?
- Inequality in education in Dominican Republic was 0.146 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3387 in 2016.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1459 in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for inequality in education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 85th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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