Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education was 57.45 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Dominican Republic, 1999–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 57.45 for net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Dominican Republic peaked at 57.79 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.14, in 2004.
That places Dominican Republic 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.69 | — |
| 2000 | 30.08 | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 28.18 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 28.27 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 27.14 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 29.95 | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 30.62 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 30.45 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 32.53 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 35.96 | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 38.44 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 38.72 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 40.57 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 45.13 | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 47.14 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 47.33 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 47.13 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 49.61 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 50.22 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 56.51 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 57.79 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 33.51 | -42.0% |
| 2022 | 49.28 | +47.1% |
| 2023 | 57.45 | +16.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 57.45 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.93, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 57.45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.22, 80% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -42.0% | 57.79 | 33.51 |
| 2022 | +47.1% | 33.51 | 49.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.69 | 27.69 | 27.69 | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.35 | 27.14 | 35.96 | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.08 | 38.44 | 56.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.51 | 33.51 | 57.79 | 4 |
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 net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Dominican Republic?
- Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Dominican Republic was 57.45 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate: pre-primary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 57.79 in 2020.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate: pre-primary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.14 in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for net enrolment rate: pre-primary education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate: pre-primary education rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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