Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 19.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 19.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
The figure is up 206.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominican Republic peaked at 34.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2023.
Dominican Republic ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.1% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -38.4% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +206.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 19.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 1.9× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 19.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5%, 3.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +206.2% | 6.5% | 19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 17.8% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 8.7% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 6.5% | 19.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 14 Sierra Leone 26.4% compare
- 15 Benin 23.3% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 21.2% compare
- 18 Tanzania, United Republic of 18.3% compare
- 19 Cambodia 16.9% compare
- 20 Togo 15.9% compare
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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominican Republic?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominican Republic was 19.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Dominican Republic ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release