Start month of the academic school year in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Start month of the academic school year was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Start month of the academic school year in Dominican Republic, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, start month of the academic school year in Dominican Republic stood at 8. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Dominican Republic peaked at 11 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1998.
Dominican Republic ranks 140th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9 | — |
| 1998 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2022 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.33 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.83 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 140 Aruba 8 compare
- 140 Switzerland 8 compare
- 140 Denmark 8 compare
- 140 Finland 8 compare
- 140 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 compare
- 140 Ireland 8 compare
- 140 Iceland 8 compare
- 140 Liechtenstein 8 compare
- 140 Luxembourg 8 compare
- 140 Norway 8 compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 8 compare
- 140 Portugal 8 compare
- 140 Suriname 8 compare
- 140 Sweden 8 compare
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 start month of the academic school year in Dominican Republic?
- Start month of the academic school year in Dominican Republic was 8 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2021.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1998.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Dominican Republic ranks 140th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release