Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 94.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Dominican Republic, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 94.31 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.31 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.5, in 1950.
Dominican Republic ranks 61st of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 42.5 | — |
| 1981 | 73.06 | +71.9% |
| 2002 | 87 | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 88.24 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 89.54 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 90.11 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 90.16 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.86 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 91.76 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 91.99 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.78 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 93.23 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 93.44 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.67 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.69 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.73 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.7 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.31 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 73.06 | 73.06 | 73.06 | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.62 | 87 | 88.24 | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.85 | 89.54 | 93.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.86 | 93.69 | 94.31 | 4 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Dominican Republic?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Dominican Republic was 94.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.31 in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5 in 1950.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Dominican Republic ranks 61st out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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