Years of schooling in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Years of schooling was 9.44 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.44
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
104th
of 192 countries
All-time high
9.44
in 2021
All-time low
5.27
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 9.44 for years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Dominican Republic peaked at 9.44 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.27, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 104th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.27 | — |
| 1991 | 5.4 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 5.53 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.66 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 5.79 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 5.92 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 6.03 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 6.14 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 6.25 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 6.36 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.47 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 6.54 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.62 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.7 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 6.78 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 6.85 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.01 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 7.17 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 7.19 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.22 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.24 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 7.33 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.43 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.52 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.65 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 7.72 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.04 | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 8.98 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.92 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.87 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.15 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 9.44 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 9.44 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.44 | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 9.44 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 9.44 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.68, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.83 | 5.27 | 6.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.86 | 6.47 | 7.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.07 | 7.24 | 9.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.37 | 9.15 | 9.44 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.19 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.07 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Dominican Republic?
- Years of schooling in Dominican Republic was 9.44 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.44 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.27 in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for years of schooling?
- Dominican Republic ranks 104th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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