Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 8.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Dominican Republic, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Dominican Republic is 8.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Dominican Republic peaked at 10.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2013.
Dominican Republic ranks 3rd of 61 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.3% | — |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -32.2% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +26.8% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -5.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 8.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.3%, 3.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 8.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.8%, 2.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 4.9% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 4 |
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 initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Dominican Republic?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Dominican Republic was 8.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2013.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Dominican Republic ranks 3rd out of 61 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. 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 Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release