Literacy rate, adult female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Literacy rate, adult female was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Dominican Republic, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in Dominican Republic is 94.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 1981.
That places Dominican Republic 38th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 72.5% | — |
| 2002 | 87.2% | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 94.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 94.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.8%, 100% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.5% | 72.5% | 72.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 87.2% | 88.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 87.4% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 93.6% | 94.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Dominican Republic?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Dominican Republic was 94.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 1981.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 38th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.