Literacy in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Literacy was 94.03 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.03
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
40th
of 89 countries
All-time high
94.31
in 2023
All-time low
73.06
in 1981
Years of data
18
1981–2024
Literacy in Dominican Republic, 1981–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 94.03 for literacy in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.31 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.06, in 1981.
Dominican Republic ranks 40th of 89 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 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 73.06 | — |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 94.03 | -0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 94.03 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.55, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 94.03 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.86, 99% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.06 | 73.06 | 73.06 | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.62 | 87 | 88.24 | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.85 | 89.54 | 93.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.89 | 93.69 | 94.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.19 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.07 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy in Dominican Republic?
- Literacy in Dominican Republic was 94.03 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.31 in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.06 in 1981.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for literacy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 40th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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