Dominican Republic Literacy Rate 1981-2024
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.
- Dominican Republic literacy rate for 2021 was 95.17%, a 1.39% increase from 2016.
- Dominican Republic literacy rate for 2016 was 93.78%, a 1.79% increase from 2015.
- Dominican Republic literacy rate for 2015 was 91.99%, a 0.23% increase from 2014.
- Dominican Republic literacy rate for 2014 was 91.76%, a 0.91% increase from 2013.
| Dominican Republic Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
95.17% |
1.39% |
| 2016 |
93.78% |
1.79% |
| 2015 |
91.99% |
0.23% |
| 2014 |
91.76% |
0.91% |
| 2013 |
90.86% |
0.70% |
| 2012 |
90.16% |
0.05% |
| 2011 |
90.11% |
0.57% |
| 2010 |
89.54% |
1.29% |
| 2007 |
88.24% |
1.25% |
| 2002 |
87.00% |
13.93% |
| 1981 |
73.06% |
13.93% |
