Education in Dominican Republic 3,053 indicators covering education for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 8.3% 2025 up 33.9% 69th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 9.9% 2025 up 67.8% 64th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.7445 modelled data 2025 down 20.5% 147th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 344,620 2024 down 40.6% 78th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.34 GPIA 2024 down 3.5% 3rd Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.8% 2023 up 3.7% 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 Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 189,461 2024 down 38.3% 73rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.7597 modelled data 2025 down 41.3% 146th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 3 2025 unchanged 10th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 25th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 6.9% 137th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 155,159 2024 down 43.2% 81st Tertiary education, academic staff 47.0% 2024 up 10.3% 75th Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 174th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 12,363 2024 up 21.6% 50th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.8384 modelled data 2025 down 20.0% 135th 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 Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 394.0% 156th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 91.1% 2024 up 2.0% 128th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2023 down 31.3% 45th Persistence to grade 5, female 95.8% 2023 up 14.4% 61st Persistence to grade 5, male 95.7% 2023 up 16.7% 52nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 98.3% 2024 down 4.9% 106th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 92.6% 2024 up 1.6% 125th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 89.6% 2024 up 2.4% 129th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2024 down 0.7% 44th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 1.0% 2023 up 10.1% 147th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.3% 2023 down 35.1% 48th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 1.4% 2023 up 17.8% 178th School enrollment, secondary 70.6% 2018 up 16.0% 98th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 224,029 2024 down 18.5% 40th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.86 years 2024 up 7.0% 103rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 97.7% 2024 down 2.1% 111th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9884 GPIA 2024 up 5.7% 129th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 98.9% 2024 down 7.4% 100th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 2,693 2024 down 32.2% 51st Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 6,257 2024 down 40.3% 44th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 561,813 2025 down 3.5% 97th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 252,186 2024 down 15.4% 33rd School age population, early childhood education, female 274,820 2025 down 3.9% 97th School age population, early childhood education, male 286,993 2025 down 3.2% 96th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 476,215 2024 down 16.9% 38th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 47.0% 2024 down 2.1% 55th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 61.4% 2024 down 18.6% 136th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 9,517 2024 up 8.7% 49th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 32,558 2024 up 72.1% 49th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.91 years 2024 up 4.1% 103rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.8 years 2024 up 10.1% 108th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9876 GPIA 2024 up 5.8% 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