Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female was 97.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 97.4% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 98.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 11th out of 21 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.1% | — |
| 2001 | 92.6% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 97.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.5%, 99% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 97.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 99% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.3% | 89.1% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 91.6% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.4% | 98.2% | 4 |
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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic was 97.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 11th out of 21 countries with data for 2023.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release