Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic is 1.05 index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.16 index in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.05 index, in 2025.
That places Dominican Republic 46th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.09 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.1 index | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.11 index | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.12 index | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.13 index | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.14 index | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.14 index | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.15 index | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.16 index | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.16 index | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.16 index | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.16 index | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.16 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.16 index | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.16 index | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.15 index | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.15 index | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.14 index | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.14 index | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.14 index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.15 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.14 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.14 index | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.14 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.14 index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.13 index | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.13 index | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.12 index | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.12 index | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.11 index | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.11 index | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1 index | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.09 index | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.09 index | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.08 index | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.07 index | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.07 index | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.07 index | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.06 index | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.06 index | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.06 index | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.05 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.05 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 index, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.12 index | 1.09 index | 1.16 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.15 index | 1.14 index | 1.16 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 index | 1.12 index | 1.15 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 index | 1.06 index | 1.11 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 index | 1.05 index | 1.06 index | 6 |
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 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic was 1.05 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 index in 1993.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 index in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 46th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.