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% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 76.42 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.22, 84% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 76.42 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.12, 89% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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