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Education · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Dominican Republic: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 33.4% (2021), 136th of 176 in the world and 32nd of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 101.9% (2024), 76th of 191 in the world and 17th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 90.0% (2024), 114th of 168 in the world and 23rd of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Pre-primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Dominican Republic in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 33.4%2021 | 136/176 | 32/33 | 34.6% | 40.5% | 57.6% | −7.0 ppsince 2011 | 75.6% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 101.9%2024 | 76/191 | 17/39 | 115.3% | 110.5% | 105.9% | −6.1 ppsince 2014 | 104.6% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 90.0%2024 | 114/168 | 23/33 | 78.3% | 92.9% | 97.0% | −5.3 ppsince 2014 | 96.5% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 76.4%2024 | 134/176 | 31/37 | 59.4% | 78.0% | 80.0% | −3.7 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 79.7%2024 | 113/168 | 22/32 | 60.1% | 83.6% | 85.7% | +2.1 ppsince 2014 | 81.5% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 57.7%2024 | 67/172 | 11/31 | · | 48.6%2012 | 58.7% | +8.3 ppsince 2014 | 58.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 4.9%2024 | 74/178 | 22/35 | 12.6% | 4.6% | 3.7% | −2.5 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 94.0%2024 | 68/141 | 15/26 | 87.0%2002 | 89.5% | 93.7% | +2.3 ppsince 2014 | 94.9% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 98.2%2024 | 74/148 | 21/31 | 94.9% | 96.8% | 98.9% | +0.5 ppsince 2014 | 98.7% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 18.92018 | 86/173 | 12/30 | 31.0 | 25.5 | 18.92018 | −3.6%since 2008 | 21.3 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.8%2023 | 110/184 | 21/38 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 4.5% | +0.1 ppsince 2013 | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 20.9%2025 | 13/179 | 2/37 | 13.4% | 9.9% | 20.6% | −1.4 ppsince 2015 | 16.6% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Lower secondary completion+2.1 pp79.7% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+8.3 pp57.7% in 2024
- Out-of-school children−2.5 pp4.9% in 2024
- Adult literacy+2.3 pp94.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−7.0 pp33.4% in 2021
- Primary completion−5.3 pp90.0% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−3.7 pp76.4% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Dominican Republic and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Dominican Republic. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Dominican Republic | United States | Venezuela | Haiti | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 33.4%2021 | 72.4%2020 | 69.5%2017 | — | 96.2%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 101.9%2024 | 97.0%2022 | 113.7%2024 | 184.0%2016 | 125.1%2024 |
| Primary completion | 90.0%2024 | 95.7%2022 | 103.0%2024 | — | 132.4%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 76.4%2024 | 97.5%2022 | 97.8%2024 | — | 119.7%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 79.7%2024 | 101.4%2022 | 83.2%2024 | — | 116.6%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 57.7%2024 | 79.4%2022 | 78.3%2009 | — | 25.3%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 4.9%2024 | 4.0%2022 | 0.6%2023 | — | 0.1%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 94.0%2024 | — | 97.2%2017 | 68.0%2017 | — |
| Youth literacy | 98.2%2024 | — | 98.7%2017 | 88.9%2017 | 99.9%2020 |