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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Dominican Republic: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Dominican Republic is placed 98th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 4.928 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 93.47 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
98th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 4.928Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 93.47Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 64.68Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 3.761Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Dominican Republic on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Dominican Republic’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
4.928
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Dominican Republic: 4.928. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.133 Turks and Caicos Islands
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Dominican Republic’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
93.47
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Dominican Republic: 93.47. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Caribbean
- 98.36 Turks and Caicos Islands
- Land neighbours
- Haiti 76.02
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
64.68
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Dominican Republic: 64.68. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Caribbean
- 95.71 Barbados
- Land neighbours
- Haiti 18.48
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
3.761
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Dominican Republic: 3.761. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Caribbean
- 7.19 Montserrat
- Land neighbours
- Haiti 0.965
02Over time
Which way Dominican Republic is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
Dominican RepublicWorld median
Dominican Republic fell from 12.65 in 2000 to 4.928 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Dominican Republic World median 2024 4.93 3.691 2023 4.97 3.393 2022 6.01 3.002 2021 10.21 3.330 2020 3.74 2.678 2019 3.86 2.758 2018 5.53 2.439 2017 4.77 2.907 2016 3.79 2.954 2015 3.94 3.052 2014 7.45 3.904 2013 5.72 3.413 2012 5.48 3.408 2011 4.41 3.626 2010 4.56 3.491 2009 4.06 3.577 2008 11.87 3.878 2007 8.26 4.029 2006 14.35 4.338 2005 13.25 4.571 2004 14.51 3.791 2003 9.25 4.412 2002 5.85 4.144 2001 — 4.051 2000 12.65 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
Dominican RepublicWorld median
Dominican Republic rose from 66.05 in 2000 to 93.47 in 2024; the world median went from 66.32 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Dominican Republic World median 2024 93.5 85.9 2023 90.4 87.6 2022 83.6 87.7 2021 73.6 87.0 2020 98.7 88.3 2019 94.0 88.8 2018 87.6 89.6 2017 87.4 87.4 2016 84.1 87.9 2015 86.1 88.2 2014 80.5 89.2 2013 77.8 88.0 2012 72.3 85.4 2011 75.9 86.2 2010 76.3 86.1 2009 78.7 84.8 2008 70.9 85.8 2007 69.4 86.7 2006 69.0 84.0 2005 70.0 82.2 2004 65.4 81.8 2003 63.5 78.3 2002 61.6 80.0 2001 — 80.8 2000 66.1 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
Dominican RepublicWorld median
Dominican Republic rose from 35.47 in 2000 to 64.68 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Dominican Republic World median 2025 64.7 64.9 2024 63.8 65.0 2023 62.8 64.2 2022 61.9 63.6 2021 61.1 62.9 2020 60.2 62.2 2019 59.3 61.5 2018 58.5 60.9 2017 57.6 60.5 2016 56.8 60.1 2015 55.6 58.9 2014 54.4 57.0 2013 53.1 54.7 2012 51.9 52.4 2011 50.6 50.9 2010 48.8 49.5 2009 46.8 48.5 2008 44.9 47.4 2007 43.5 46.2 2006 42.2 45.0 2005 41.0 43.8 2004 39.7 42.9 2003 38.7 41.6 2002 37.7 40.3 2001 36.8 39.0 2000 35.5 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
Dominican RepublicWorld median
Dominican Republic rose from 1.888 in 2000 to 3.761 in 2023; the world median went from 3.886 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Dominican Republic World median 2023 3.761 3.7092 2022 3.611 4.0570 2021 3.580 4.2611 2020 4.518 4.4056 2019 4.043 4.1407 2018 3.928 4.2159 2017 3.920 4.1401 2016 3.850 4.2342 2015 3.604 4.2386 2014 3.622 4.2005 2013 3.628 4.3493 2012 — 4.0348 2011 1.879 3.9987 2010 1.887 4.1396 2009 — 4.6638 2008 — 4.4226 2007 2.047 4.1717 2006 — 4.0593 2005 — 4.0557 2004 — 3.9745 2003 1.845 4.1595 2002 1.914 4.0173 2001 1.968 4.1002 2000 1.888 3.8861
03In context
Dominican Republic beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Dominican Republic and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 98th | 4.928 | 93.47 | 64.68 | 3.761 |
 Haiti | 181st | — | 76.02 | 18.48 | 0.965 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11th
Aruba=41st
Jamaica43rd
Turks and Caicos Islands=48th
Dominica50th
Cuba69th
Antigua and Barbuda86th
Trinidad and Tobago93rd
Montserrat96th
Saint Lucia97th- Dominican Republic98th
Barbados107th
Grenada110th
Puerto Rico118th
Sint Maarten=123rd
Curaçao128th
Cayman Islands130th
British Virgin Islands161st
Bahamas=176th- Haiti181st
Anguillanot placed
Saint Kitts and Nevisnot placed
Saint Martinnot placed
United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Dominican Republic in the topic’s list.
Serbia95th- Montserrat96th
- Saint Lucia97th
- Dominican Republic98th
Samoa99th
Rwanda100th
Eswatini101st
04Context, no vote
Where Dominican Republic is ahead of the world, and behind
36 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median8
Statistics on which Dominican Republic does better than the middle country measured.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.9010.619▲ Improved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 0.901 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 18th of 176 · derived.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.3510.446No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 0.351 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 123rd of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6714.5120.67▲ Improved since 2014
Dominican Republic: 14.51 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 71st of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7757.6552.77▲ Improved since 2014
Dominican Republic: 57.65 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 39th of 95 · derived.
Government Funding per Primary StudentUIS · 2022 · world median 17.8118.4917.81▲ Improved since 2012
Dominican Republic: 18.49 · world median 17.81 · Government funding per primary student (% of GDP per capita). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 3.771 to 34.57; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 68 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3413.6213.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Dominican Republic: 13.62 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 96th of 195 · derived.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9994.0393.99No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 94.03 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 86th of 172 · derived.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.4921.244▼ Worsened since 2014
Dominican Republic: 1.492 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 85th of 95 · derived.
Behind the world median22
Statistics on which Dominican Republic does worse than the middle country measured.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2298.2198.22No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 98.21 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2189.0589.21No real change since 2015
Dominican Republic: 89.05 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 84th of 164 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9339.4459.933▲ Improved since 2013
Dominican Republic: 9.445 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 104th of 193 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9360.7965.93▲ Improved since 2014
Dominican Republic: 60.79 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 67th of 120 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4396.1197.43▲ Improved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 96.11 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 94th of 165 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5913.8114.59No real change since 2014
Dominican Republic: 13.81 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 47th of 77 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3439.8016.343▼ Worsened since 2014
Dominican Republic: 9.801 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 43rd of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9416.5597.941▲ Improved since 2017
Dominican Republic: 6.559 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 113th of 172 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6664.7798.66▲ Improved since 2016
Dominican Republic: 64.77 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7644.565.76▲ Improved since 2013
Dominican Republic: 44.5 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 66th of 95 · derived.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4941.9215.494▼ Worsened since 2014
Dominican Republic: 1.921 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 56th of 75 · derived.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0277.7234.02No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 77.72 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 30th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1976.3693.19▼ Worsened since 2014
Dominican Republic: 76.36 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 90th of 109 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0816.460.08No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 16.4 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5924.5958.59No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 24.59 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35351.31440.35▲ Improved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 351.31 · world median 440.35 · Mean reading score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 328.84 to 542.55; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 79 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32345.22414.32▼ Worsened since 2017
Dominican Republic: 345.22 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 157th of 172 · derived.
PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93360.43446.93▲ Improved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 360.43 · world median 446.93 · Mean science score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 347.1 to 561.43; higher is better.
Position 75th of 79 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9520.04701.95No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 20.04 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 140th of 145 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.97.5648.9No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 7.56 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09339.11442.09▲ Improved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 339.11 · world median 442.09 · Mean mathematics score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 336.4 to 574.66; higher is better.
Position 77th of 79 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.82.143.8No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 2.1 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
No better end6
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1744.3138.17No earlier reading
Dominican Republic: 44.31 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2408702,240Moved since 2022
Dominican Republic: 870 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6014.8425.601Moved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 4.842 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.331.0735.3Moved since 2015
Dominican Republic: 31.07 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3518.9234.35Moved since 2018
Dominican Republic: 18.92 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2791.0385.279No real change since 2014
Dominican Republic: 1.038 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
No current reading for Dominican Republic
Bachelor's or Higher Attainment (last 2019), Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Primary Schools with Electricity (last 2023), Qualified Teachers in Primary Education (last 2021), Research and Development Spending and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Dominican Republic’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Dominican Republic’s 12th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Peace & Security24th of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture48th of 1844/4 keys
- Gender & Equality53rd of 1834/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties69th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation67th of 1764/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 79th of 1944/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 83rd of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology92nd of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality74th of 1593/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 89th of 1864/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade87th of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge98th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 106th of 1963/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing114th of 2004/4 keys
- Energy115th of 1653/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience139th of 1934/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Dominican Republic can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Americas
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11th3/4 keysThis page
Dominican Republic98th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Dominican Republic on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Dominican Republic rank on education & knowledge?
Dominican Republic is placed 98th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Dominican Republic?
4.928 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Dominican Republic?
93.47 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Dominican Republic compare with Haiti on education & knowledge?
Haiti is placed 181st of 198, and Dominican Republic 98th. Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Haiti 76.02, Dominican Republic 93.47; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Haiti 18.48, Dominican Republic 64.68; Government Spending on Education: Haiti 0.965, Dominican Republic 3.761.
How have Dominican Republic’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 12.65 in 2000 to 4.928 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 66.05 in 2000 to 93.47 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 35.47 in 2000 to 64.68 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 1.888 in 2000 to 3.761 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Dominican Republic?
No current reading is published for Dominican Republic on Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Primary Schools with Electricity, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, Research and Development Spending and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 36 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Dominican Republic’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Dominican Republic (banner) — Tamas Iklodi w:en:User:It419, CC BY-SA 3.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
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Nations Inquiry (2026). Dominican Republic: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/dominican-republic/education