Education in Dominican Republic

846 indicators covering education for Dominican Republic.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
Education spending 3.76 2023 up 3.7% 116th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 70.5% 2019 down 6.3% 114th
Primary education, pupils 47.6% 2018 up 0.3% 174th
Inequality in education 0.146 2023 down 23.3% 85th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 7.1% 2018 down 1.7% 44th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 76.6% 2019 down 6.6% 109th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 64.4% 2019 down 6.0% 117th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.19 GPI 2019 down 0.6% 23rd
Tertiary education, academic staff 47.0% 2024 up 10.3% 75th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.8% 2018 down 80.2% 112th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 1.4% 2018 down 78.9% 104th
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
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational pr 9.8% 2019 up 208.1% 85th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocatio 22.6% 2019 up 340.1% 76th
Progression to secondary school, male 91.6% 2017 down 6.2% 114th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 556,523 number 2017 up 93.9% 47th
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
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa 4,410 number 2018 up 75.6% 136th
Literacy rate, youth female 98.8% 2024 up 0.8% 42nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both 5.6% 2019 down 36.7% 71st
Children out of school, primary 56,334 2024 down 35.6% 67th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 15,254 number 2019 up 7.8% 85th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 484,036 number 2019 down 1.3% 67th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 72.2% 2019 down 11.2% 33rd
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 11,011 number 2019 down 4.3% 75th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 36 number 2017 down 97.8% 127th
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
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 1.1% 2018 down 81.4% 96th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 2.1% 2018 down 78.6% 86th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 18 number 2017 down 97.2% 125th
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
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, fema 5.8% 2019 down 39.3% 70th
Literacy rate, youth total 98.2% 2024 up 0.5% 46th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 5.5% 2019 down 33.8% 74th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 5.7% 2018 down 36.8% 35th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 11.8% 2018 down 22.7% 22nd
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 37,828 number 2019 up 84.3% 49th
Population, age 0, female 110,694 2015 up 0.9% 80th
Population, age 0, total 225,914 2015 up 0.9% 80th
Population, age 1, female 110,275 2015 up 1.0% 80th
Population, age 1, total 225,183 2015 up 1.1% 80th
Population, age 2, female 109,943 2015 up 1.3% 80th
Population, age 2, total 224,583 2015 up 1.5% 80th
Population, age 3, female 109,679 2015 up 1.7% 80th
Population, age 3, total 224,076 2015 up 1.9% 79th
Population, age 4, female 109,462 2015 up 2.2% 79th
Population, age 4, total 223,621 2015 up 2.4% 79th
Population, age 5, female 109,271 2015 up 2.8% 79th
Population, age 5, total 223,182 2015 up 3.0% 78th