Net attendance rate of primary school in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Net attendance rate of primary school was 96.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net attendance rate of primary school in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net attendance rate of primary school in Dominican Republic stood at 96.1%.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in Dominican Republic peaked at 98.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2007.
Dominican Republic ranks 20th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 94.2% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 96.8% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 96.1% | 98.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 80,321 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net attendance rate of primary school in Dominican Republic?
- Net attendance rate of primary school in Dominican Republic was 96.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Dominican Republic ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.