Education in Dominican Republic

3,066 indicators covering education for Dominican Republic.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 37.3% 2024 down 33.4% 99th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 5.9% 2024 down 13.1% 75th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.8286 GPIA 2024 down 30.6% 113th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2021 up 15.7% 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2021 up 25.5% 1st
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 7.2% 2024 up 30.1% 70th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 6.4% 2023 up 16.3% 48th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 100.0% 2021 up 11.1% 1st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 7,882 number 2019 down 53.0% 58th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 355.29 millions 2023 up 98.9% 59th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education 7.58 headcount basis 2021 down 79.9% 68th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 4.0% 2023 up 17.9% 52nd
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.7636 GPIA 2024 down 12.5% 126th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 24,609 2024 up 115.2% 78th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 17,345 2024 up 125.7% 70th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 7,264 2024 up 93.7% 87th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 484,042 2024 up 12.1% 43rd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 50.7% 2024 up 0.0% 24th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 1.0% 2024 up 0.0% 24th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 49.3% 2024 down 0.0% 146th
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 2,406 millions 2023 up 107.1% 44th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 159,933 2024 down 3.4% 45th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 324,109 2024 up 21.7% 39th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 8.7% 2023 up 14.9% 41st
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 31,624 number 2019 up 21.7% 55th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2021 up 31.6% 1st
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education 14.51 headcount basis 2024 down 42.7% 82nd
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes 100.0% 2024 up 23.1% 1st
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 1,259 millions 2023 up 60.0% 62nd
Adolescents out of school, female 8.2% 2024 up 160.8% 71st
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 25.7% 2024 up 30.7% 15th
Adolescents out of school, male 11.4% 2024 up 1,042.8% 64th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2021 up 28.0% 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2021 up 37.2% 1st
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2024 up 19.1% 1st
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2024 up 24.1% 1st
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2019 unchanged 101st
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2024 up 4.2% 31st
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2019 unchanged 36th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 11,235 number 2019 down 12.4% 44th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 5.6% 2024 down 45.1% 40th
Youth not in education employment training 25.68 2023 up 22.5% 17th
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education 17.18 headcount basis 2024 down 39.6% 43rd
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 100.0% 2024 up 32.8% 1st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 2,745 number 2019 up 2.5% 68th
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both 100.0% 2022 up 23.0% 1st
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary 35.06 headcount basis 2022 up 4.4% 11th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1 GPIA 2021 down 7.3% 29th
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female 100.0% 2024 up 33.0% 1st
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 91.8% 2024 down 5.2% 91st
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male 100.0% 2024 up 28.8% 1st
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 5.8% 33rd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 50.2% 2024 down 1.5% 79th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 1.0% 2024 down 2.8% 79th