Education in Dominican Republic 3,053 indicators covering education for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 3.9% 2023 down 42.5% 56th 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 68.3% 2024 down 15.3% 133rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.2 GPI 2024 up 6.4% 16th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 54.7% 2024 down 22.3% 140th Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 80.1% 2024 down 1.7% 100th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 10,678 2024 down 28.4% 40th Progression to secondary school, male 91.6% 2017 down 6.2% 114th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 68.9% 2024 down 25.4% 126th 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 31.1% 2024 up 307.3% 62nd Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 95.1% 2024 up 2.7% 119th Government expenditure on education, US$ 899.88 millions 2007 up 302.0% 110th Progression to secondary school, female 94.8% 2017 down 5.2% 97th Expenditure on tertiary education 14.5% 2007 up 8.2% 118th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 2.0% 2007 up 66.8% 162nd 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.7% 2023 down 83.7% 120th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both 5.6% 2019 down 36.7% 71st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 3,404 2024 up 18.2% 59th Children out of school, primary 56,334 2024 down 35.6% 67th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 56,334 2024 down 35.6% 67th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 8,959 2024 up 23.0% 43rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 4.9% 2024 down 33.9% 83rd Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 15,254 number 2019 up 7.8% 85th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 72.5% 2024 down 22.7% 109th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 65.9% 2024 down 27.6% 140th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 27.5% 2024 up 345.7% 76th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 34.1% 2024 up 280.8% 45th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 14,689 2022 up 19.8% 93rd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 10,245 2024 up 72.4% 58th Enrolment in secondary education, female 484,036 number 2019 down 1.3% 67th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 2023 down 85.7% 153rd Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 58,383 2022 up 210.9% 41st 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 Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 20.9% 2025 down 6.4% 13th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 22,313 2024 up 71.9% 47th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 10,596 2022 up 7.7% 77th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 72.1% 2022 down 10.1% 35th Teachers in lower secondary education, male 4,093 2022 up 68.9% 99th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 61.1% 2022 up 8.1% 64th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 94.1% 2018 up 7.7% 89th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 36 number 2017 down 97.8% 127th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 35,654 2022 up 236.1% 37th 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 Teachers in upper secondary education, male 22,729 2022 up 178.2% 46th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 6,366 2024 up 11.8% 44th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 3,151 2024 up 3.0% 51st Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 1.0% 2023 down 83.0% 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