Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 0.97 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.97 LPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.997 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9231 LPIA, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 38th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9231 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9546 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.94 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9476 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9447 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9582 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9682 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.94 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9611 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9715 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.96 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9736 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9747 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9828 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.997 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9919 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9868 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9767 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.97 LPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9509 LPIA | 0.9231 LPIA | 0.9715 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9741 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9845 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 0.997 LPIA | 5 |
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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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Dominican Republic?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Dominican Republic was 0.97 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.997 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9231 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
- Dominican Republic ranks 38th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release