Education in Dominican Republic

152 indicators covering education for Dominican Republic.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to grade 5, total 95.8% 2023 up 15.6% 60th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 280 2024 down 23.7% 85th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 319 2024 down 16.9% 83rd
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 711 2024 down 28.8% 79th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,520 2024 down 11.1% 70th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 105.3% 2018 up 1.7% 63rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 106.6% 2018 down 7.9% 55th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.4% 2100 down 39.7% 96th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 49,700 people 2100 down 41.2% 79th
Population by level of education 5.47 million people 2100 up 6.7% 80th
Repeaters, primary, female 2.8% 2018 down 31.7% 71st
Repeaters, primary, male 6.3% 2018 down 8.5% 55th
School enrollment, secondary, private 19.1% 2024 down 1.8% 69th
School enrollment, primary 92.7% 2018 up 10.3% 109th
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2021 up 17.9% 1st
Over-age students, primary 11.1% 2018 down 46.0% 60th
Secondary education, teachers 64.8% 2024 down 3.7% 66th
School enrollment, primary, female 92.7% 2018 up 10.1% 85th
School enrollment, primary, male 92.7% 2018 up 10.6% 89th
Over-age students, primary, male 13.7% 2018 down 41.8% 50th
Over-age students, primary, female 8.3% 2018 down 52.2% 72nd
Compulsory education, duration 15 years 2025 unchanged 3rd
Progression to secondary school 93.2% 2017 down 5.7% 113th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 93.9% 2018 up 8.4% 113th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2021 up 12.3% 1st
Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2021 up 43.5% 1st
Primary education, pupils 47.6% 2018 up 0.3% 174th
Tertiary education, academic staff 47.0% 2024 up 10.3% 75th
Persistence to grade 5, female 95.8% 2023 up 14.4% 61st
Persistence to grade 5, male 95.7% 2023 up 16.7% 52nd
School enrollment, secondary 70.6% 2018 up 16.0% 98th
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
Progression to secondary school, male 91.6% 2017 down 6.2% 114th
School enrollment, secondary, female 74.5% 2018 up 11.5% 95th
School enrollment, secondary, male 66.8% 2018 up 21.4% 97th
Progression to secondary school, female 94.8% 2017 down 5.2% 97th
Expenditure on tertiary education 14.5% 2007 up 8.2% 118th
Literacy rate, youth female 98.8% 2024 up 0.8% 42nd
Children out of school, primary 56,334 2024 down 35.6% 67th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 94.1% 2018 up 7.7% 89th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 93.7% 2018 up 9.1% 94th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2024 unchanged 13th
Literacy rate, youth male 97.7% 2024 up 0.3% 49th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 18.92 2018 down 3.6% 101st
Literacy rate, youth total 98.2% 2024 up 0.5% 46th
Expenditure on secondary education 18.0% 2007 up 40.8% 138th
Expenditure on primary education 58.7% 2007 up 11.8% 6th
Secondary education, pupils 51.3% 2018 down 4.5% 32nd
Children out of school, primary, female 26,967 2024 down 41.4% 71st
Children out of school, primary, male 29,367 2024 down 29.0% 72nd
Literacy rate, adult total 94.0% 2024 up 2.5% 40th
Literacy rate, adult male 93.6% 2024 up 2.4% 43rd
Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2021 up 4.9% 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2021 up 25.9% 1st
Adolescents out of school 9.8% 2024 up 818.5% 66th
Current education expenditure, primary 95.3% 2023 up 47.2% 54th
Current education expenditure, secondary 91.5% 2023 up 50.3% 81st
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2021 up 4.5% 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2021 up 22.2% 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 100.0% 2021 up 34.4% 1st