Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 was 76.42 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Dominican Republic, 2007–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 76.42 for percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Dominican Republic peaked at 92.83 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 76.42, in 2021.
Dominican Republic ranks 25th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 92.83 | — |
| 2008 | 92.83 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.83 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.83 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.83 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.19 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 89.55 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 87.91 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 86.27 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 84.63 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 82.98 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 81.34 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 79.7 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 78.06 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 76.42 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 76.42 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.42 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.83 | 92.83 | 92.83 | 3 |
| 2010s | 86.92 | 79.7 | 92.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.83 | 76.42 | 78.06 | 4 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Dominican Republic?
- Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Dominican Republic was 76.42 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 92.83 in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.42 in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1?
- Dominican Republic ranks 25th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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