Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
19th
of 146 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2021
All-time low
0.9%
in 2009
Years of data
25
1999–2024
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Dominican Republic, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.0% for percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2009.
Dominican Republic ranks 19th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.0% | — |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Dominican Republic?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Dominican Republic was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release