Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.91 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Dominican Republic stood at 0.91 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.9407 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8268 LPIA, in 2001.
Dominican Republic ranks 28th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8384 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8268 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.87 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8708 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8913 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8782 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8849 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.86 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8792 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8812 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.88 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.88 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.89 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.89 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.89 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.92 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9108 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9161 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9174 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9361 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9351 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9383 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9407 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.91 LPIA | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8681 LPIA | 0.8268 LPIA | 0.8913 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8994 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.932 LPIA | 0.91 LPIA | 0.9407 LPIA | 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, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Dominican Republic?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Dominican Republic was 0.91 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9407 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8268 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 28th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release