School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 13.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Dominican Republic, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 13.81 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Dominican Republic peaked at 14.67 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.09 years, in 1971.
Dominican Republic ranks 94th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.09 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.73 years | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 7.66 years | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 7.87 years | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 11.04 years | +40.2% |
| 2012 | 13.65 years | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 13.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.46 years | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 14.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 14.67 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.38 years | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 13.44 years | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 13.62 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 13.78 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 13.81 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.59 years | 7.09 years | 7.87 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 11.04 years | 11.04 years | 11.04 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.22 years | 13.65 years | 14.67 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.81 years | 13.44 years | 14.38 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 91 Brunei Darussalam 13.91 years compare
- 92 South Africa 13.87 years compare
- 93 Romania 13.82 years compare
- 95 Uzbekistan 13.67 years compare
- 96 Bhutan 13.62 years compare
- 97 Nepal 13.57 years compare
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 to tertiary, both sexes in Dominican Republic?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Dominican Republic was 13.81 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 14.67 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.09 years in 1971.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release