Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Dominican Republic

Primary school enrollment in the Dominican Republic in 2018 — 92.7%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 72. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 16.7 pp.

2018 92.7% −0.2 pp vs 2017
World rank 40of 72
Period maximum 93.5%2015
Period minimum 76%1972

Trend over time

1972–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Dominican Republic, 1972–2018758085909519721977198219871992199720022007201220171972: 76%1999: 83.6%2000: 84.7%2002: 91%2003: 89.8%2004: 82.9%2005: 84.3%2006: 81.8%2007: 87.7%2008: 84%2009: 89.5%2010: 91.9%2011: 91.9%2012: 91%2013: 90.8%2014: 89.3%2015: 93.5%2016: 93.3%2017: 92.9%2018: 92.7%
Change over the period: +16.7 pp Annual average: 0.36 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Dominican Republic 92.7%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 92.7 −0.2 pp
2017 92.9 −0.5 pp
2016 93.3 −0.2 pp
2015 93.5 +4.2 pp
2014 89.3 −1.6 pp
2013 90.8 −0.2 pp
2012 91 −0.9 pp
2011 91.9 +0 pp
2010 91.9 +2.3 pp
2009 89.5 +5.5 pp
2008 84 −3.7 pp
2007 87.7 +5.9 pp
2006 81.8 −2.5 pp
2005 84.3 +1.4 pp
2004 82.9 −6.9 pp
2003 89.8 −1.2 pp
2002 91
2000 84.7 +1.1 pp
1999 83.6
1972 76

Caribbean, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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