Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.7852 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7852 GPIA
Change on year
up 21.0%
World rank
32nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
0.7877 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.5267 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominican Republic is 0.7852 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.0% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.7877 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5267 GPIA, in 2018.
That places Dominican Republic 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7616 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7877 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.686 GPIA | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7195 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6758 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6847 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7228 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6397 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6142 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5627 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.58 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6068 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6184 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5551 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6207 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5442 GPIA | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5423 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.586 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5267 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5789 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6348 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5403 GPIA | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5781 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6491 GPIA | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7852 GPIA | +21.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.7852 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8687 GPIA, 90% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.7852 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8361 GPIA, 94% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6855 GPIA | 0.5627 GPIA | 0.7877 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5759 GPIA | 0.5267 GPIA | 0.6207 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6375 GPIA | 0.5403 GPIA | 0.7852 GPIA | 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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominican Republic was 0.7852 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7877 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5267 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release