School enrollment, primary, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: School enrollment, primary, male was 92.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Dominican Republic, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Dominican Republic is 92.7%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 95.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2006.
That places Dominican Republic 89th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 83.2% | — |
| 2000 | 84.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.2% | 83.2% | 83.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 80.8% | 93.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 90.4% | 95.1% | 9 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Dominican Republic?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Dominican Republic was 92.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2006.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 89th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.