Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Dominican Republic

Primary completion rate in the Dominican Republic in 2024 — 89.98%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 111. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 55.97 pp.

2024 89.98% −1.71 pp vs 2023
World rank 79of 111
Period maximum 99.69%2015
Period minimum 34.01%1971

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Dominican Republic, 1971–2024025507510019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 34.01%1981: 52.97%1994: 61.36%1999: 72.15%2000: 78.34%2002: 91.72%2004: 88.14%2006: 85.86%2007: 92.82%2009: 94%2010: 92.85%2011: 93%2012: 93.46%2013: 94.17%2014: 95.29%2015: 99.69%2016: 99.43%2017: 96.1%2018: 93.78%2019: 93.97%2020: 97.01%2021: 87.73%2022: 89.49%2023: 91.69%2024: 89.98%
Change over the period: +55.97 pp Annual average: 1.06 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic 89.98%
World 88.02%
Primary completion rate — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 89.98 −1.71 pp
2023 91.69 +2.2 pp
2022 89.49 +1.76 pp
2021 87.73 −9.28 pp
2020 97.01 +3.04 pp
2019 93.97 +0.19 pp
2018 93.78 −2.32 pp
2017 96.1 −3.34 pp
2016 99.43 −0.26 pp
2015 99.69 +4.41 pp
2014 95.29 +1.11 pp
2013 94.17 +0.72 pp
2012 93.46 +0.46 pp
2011 93 +0.15 pp
2010 92.85 −1.15 pp
2009 94
2007 92.82 +6.96 pp
2006 85.86
2004 88.14
2002 91.72
2000 78.34 +6.2 pp
1999 72.15
1994 61.36
1981 52.97
1971 34.01

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.