Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male was 86.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 86.5% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 89.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2001.
That places Dominican Republic 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, rural, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.9% | — |
| 2001 | 75.7% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 78.3% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.6% | 75.7% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 80.4% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 86.5% | 89.7% | 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, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Dominican Republic?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Dominican Republic was 86.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release