Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 93.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Dominican Republic, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Dominican Republic stood at 93.3%.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 95.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2020.
That places Dominican Republic 85th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 73.7% | — |
| 1999 | 75.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | +60.1% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | -2.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 93.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.3%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 93.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.9%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.5% | 73.7% | 75.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 80.8% | 95.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 59.8% | 95.8% | 3 |
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Dominican Republic?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Dominican Republic was 93.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 85th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release