Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 97.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Dominican Republic, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate of young men vs. women in Dominican Republic is 97.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Dominican Republic peaked at 98.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 1981.
That places Dominican Republic 49th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 81.3% | — |
| 2000 | 93.2% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 94.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 94.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.8% | 93.0% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 95.8% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.7% | 98.7% | 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 literacy rate of young men vs. women in Dominican Republic?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Dominican Republic was 97.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 1981.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Dominican Republic ranks 49th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.