Dominican Republic
Background Information
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
26% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
1,157,455 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
1,149,078 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
36%
Source: UNSDG, 2014
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
94
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
26%
Source: DHS, 2013
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
59%
Source: DHS, 2013
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
12
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 90%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 97%
-
Male 91%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 92%
-
Male 81%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 72%
-
Male 54%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 1%
-
Male 1%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school
-
Female 1%
-
Male 1%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
-
Female 4%
-
Male 10%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Early childcare education & Montessori
Project/Program
Empowerment Girl Groups
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Enough
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girls First Fund Grant Program
Project/Program
Healthcare programs
Project/Program
LitClub
Project/Program
Parent schools
Project/Program
Primary & secondary education
Project/Program
Psychological & Therapy Support
Research Project/Report/Study
The Impact of a Women-Specific Credit Scoring Model on Women's Access to Credit in the Dominican Republic
Project/Program
Vocational Workshops