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.
Net attendance rate of primary school in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.7% | — |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | -2.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 96.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 98% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 96.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.6%, 97% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 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.