Education in Dominican Republic 846 indicators covering education for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.2% 2025 down 41.5% 134th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.7% 2025 down 29.3% 64th Primary education, teachers 77.9% 2024 down 1.4% 95th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 17,522 number 2019 up 72.7% 59th Repeaters, primary, total 4.6% 2018 down 16.7% 62nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 4.0% 2019 down 3.4% 75th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 20,291 number 2017 up 82.6% 62nd Persistence to grade 5, total 95.8% 2023 up 15.6% 60th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,520 2024 down 11.1% 70th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 711 2024 down 28.8% 79th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 319 2024 down 16.9% 83rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 280 2024 down 23.7% 85th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 106.6% 2018 down 7.9% 55th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 105.3% 2018 up 1.7% 63rd Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 6.5% 2024 down 66.5% 111th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.11 GPI 2017 up 3.8% 17th Population by level of education 5.47 million people 2100 up 6.7% 80th Number of adults with no formal education by region 49,700 people 2100 down 41.2% 79th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.4% 2100 down 39.7% 96th Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.93 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 5.6% 102nd Repeaters, primary, male 6.3% 2018 down 8.5% 55th Repeaters, primary, female 2.8% 2018 down 31.7% 71st Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 94.6% 2019 up 0.3% 122nd Teachers in pre-primary education, female 16,581 number 2019 up 73.3% 55th School enrollment, secondary, private 19.1% 2024 down 1.8% 69th School enrollment, primary 92.7% 2018 up 10.3% 109th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 3.5% 2019 down 68.6% 82nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 4.4% 2019 down 65.0% 80th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 84.1% 2017 up 4.3% 70th Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2021 up 17.9% 1st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 5th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 188th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 8,871 number 2017 up 93.5% 55th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 10.0% 64th Share of primary school teachers who are women 77.9% 2024 down 1.4% 100th Share of students studying abroad 1.0% 2023 up 20.2% 160th Enrolment in primary education, female 621,648 number 2019 up 2.5% 78th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 1.1% 2018 down 80.5% 107th Over-age students, primary 11.1% 2018 down 46.0% 60th Secondary education, teachers 64.8% 2024 down 3.7% 66th School enrollment, primary, male 92.7% 2018 up 10.6% 89th School enrollment, primary, female 92.7% 2018 up 10.1% 85th Official entrance age to compulsory education 3 years 2019 down 40.0% 187th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 1.05 GPI 2018 down 3.6% 32nd Over-age students, primary, male 13.7% 2018 down 41.8% 50th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 index 2024 up 5.8% 34th Over-age students, primary, female 8.3% 2018 down 52.2% 72nd Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 1.6% 2018 down 74.3% 98th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 79.6% 2017 up 1.9% 83rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.11 GPI 2017 up 4.6% 25th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 88.7% 2017 up 6.6% 67th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 92.7% 2019 up 0.7% 113th Compulsory education, duration 15 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 96.2% 2018 up 12.6% 84th Progression to secondary school 93.2% 2017 down 5.7% 113th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 9.0% 2018 down 18.6% 30th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 92.0% 2019 up 1.6% 111th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 93.4% 2019 down 0.2% 113th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 down 1.7% 63rd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 93.9% 2018 up 8.4% 113th ← Previous Page 3 of 15 Next →