Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 93.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Dominican Republic, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Dominican Republic stood at 93.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 95.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 1981.
Dominican Republic ranks 46th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 72.2% | — |
| 2000 | 87.8% | +21.6% |
| 2001 | 86.6% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 87.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 93.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 86.6% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 89.0% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 93.9% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 43 Brazil 95.1% compare
- 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 94.8% compare
- 45 Sri Lanka 94.2% compare
- 47 Cape Verde 93.5% compare
- 48 El Salvador 92.6% compare
- 49 Thailand 92.4% compare
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, male in Dominican Republic?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Dominican Republic was 93.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 1981.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 46th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release