Primary completion rate, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Primary completion rate, male was 89.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Dominican Republic, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, male in Dominican Republic stood at 89.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 101.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 1971.
Dominican Republic ranks 120th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.1% | — |
| 1999 | 68.3% | +112.9% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 87.7% | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 101.4% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 101.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.1% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 68.3% | 68.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 74.2% | 94.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 92.0% | 101.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 86.5% | 97.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Dominican Republic?
- Primary completion rate, male in Dominican Republic was 89.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 101.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 1971.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 120th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.