School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9876 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9876 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
137th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2002
All-time low
0.8962 GPIA
in 2009
Years of data
25
1998–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Dominican Republic, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.9876 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8962 GPIA, in 2009.
Dominican Republic ranks 137th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9993 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9983 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9898 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9731 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9795 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9795 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9643 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9623 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8962 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9096 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.928 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9286 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9343 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9336 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9344 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9495 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9511 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9572 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9688 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9747 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9866 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9801 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9835 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9876 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9988 GPIA | 0.9983 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9716 GPIA | 0.8962 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9395 GPIA | 0.9096 GPIA | 0.9688 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9825 GPIA | 0.9747 GPIA | 0.9876 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Dominican Republic?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Dominican Republic was 0.9876 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8962 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Dominican Republic ranks 137th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release