Education in Dominican Republic

846 indicators covering education for Dominican Republic.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Population ages 15-64 65.6% 2025 up 0.8% 85th
Population ages 0-14 26.2% 2025 down 10.2% 89th
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
School enrollment, primary 101.9% 2024 down 5.7% 85th
Primary education, teachers 80,321 2024 up 30.3% 67th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.22 live births per woman 2024 down 9.3% 96th
School enrollment, primary, female 100.3% 2024 down 2.4% 98th
School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% 2024 down 8.6% 73rd
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.24 live births per woman 2023 down 9.3% 94th
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.24 live births per woman 2023 down 9.3% 94th
Labor force, total 5.51 million 2025 up 20.3% 80th
Labor force, female 42.0% 2025 up 6.8% 126th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 101.9% 2024 down 5.7% 92nd
Share of children who have completed primary school 96.1% 2025 up 6.3% 94th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.97 GPI 2021 up 7.1% 142nd
School enrollment, secondary 76.4% 2024 down 4.7% 144th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 7.8 per 1,000 2024 down 11.4% 54th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 3.6 per 1,000 2024 down 28.0% 97th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.6 per 1,000 2024 down 15.8% 92nd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.4 per 1,000 2024 down 26.3% 90th
Secondary education, teachers 91,806 2024 up 110.7% 59th
School enrollment, secondary, female 80.5% 2024 down 4.3% 143rd
School enrollment, secondary, male 72.3% 2024 down 5.1% 148th
School enrollment, tertiary 57.7% 2024 up 16.9% 68th
School enrollment, primary, private 21.5% 2024 down 8.7% 61st
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2020 unchanged 174th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 98,479 number 2020 down 3.3% 86th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 95,324 number 2020 down 2.7% 85th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sex 193,803 number 2020 down 3.0% 85th
School age population, tertiary education, male 466,652 number 2017 up 6.6% 82nd
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 928,845 number 2017 up 6.0% 82nd
School age population, tertiary education, female 462,193 number 2017 up 5.5% 82nd
School age population, upper secondary education, male 387,785 number 2020 up 0.0% 75th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 766,794 number 2020 down 0.1% 75th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 379,009 number 2020 down 0.2% 75th
School age population, secondary education, male 581,789 number 2020 down 0.6% 85th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 1.15 million number 2020 down 0.7% 84th
School age population, secondary education, female 567,289 number 2020 down 0.8% 84th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 194,004 number 2020 down 1.9% 101st
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 382,284 number 2020 down 2.0% 100th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 188,280 number 2020 down 2.1% 100th
School age population, primary education, male 589,441 number 2020 down 2.8% 83rd
School age population, primary education, both sexes 1.16 million number 2020 down 2.9% 83rd
School age population, primary education, female 568,014 number 2020 down 3.1% 83rd
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 191,520 number 2020 down 2.6% 85th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 94,184 number 2020 down 2.7% 85th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 295,141 number 2019 down 3.0% 82nd
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 580,254 number 2019 down 3.1% 82nd
School age population, pre-primary education, female 285,113 number 2019 down 3.2% 82nd
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 21.5% 2024 down 8.7% 64th
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 13.62 years 2023 down 0.7% 96th
School enrollment, preprimary 33.4% 2021 down 17.4% 147th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 38.9% 2024 up 3.0% 89th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 76.6% 2024 up 25.7% 57th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.49 GPI 2024 up 8.2% 16th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.1 GPI 2021 down 2.9% 32nd
Secondary education, teachers, female 59,497 2024 up 103.0% 50th