Dominican Republic - Literacy rate

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Dominican Republic was 98.87 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 98.87 in 2016, while its lowest value was 83.94 in 1981.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 83.94
2002 95.42
2007 96.93
2010 97.88
2011 98.05
2012 97.77
2013 98.25
2014 98.04
2015 98.03
2016 98.87

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Dominican Republic was 98.81 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 98.81 in 2016, while its lowest value was 81.26 in 1981.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 81.26
2002 93.00
2007 94.63
2010 95.78
2011 96.09
2012 96.32
2013 96.76
2014 97.35
2015 97.23
2016 98.81

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Dominican Republic was 98.84 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 98.84 in 2016, while its lowest value was 82.62 in 1981.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 82.62
2002 94.22
2007 95.79
2010 96.81
2011 97.04
2012 97.02
2013 97.47
2014 97.69
2015 97.61
2016 98.84

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Dominican Republic was 93.76 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 93.76 in 2016, while its lowest value was 72.54 in 1981.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 72.54
2002 87.18
2007 88.28
2010 89.70
2011 90.23
2012 90.22
2013 91.25
2014 92.15
2015 92.32
2016 93.76

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Dominican Republic was 93.79 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 93.79 in 2016, while its lowest value was 73.59 in 1981.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 73.59
2002 86.81
2007 88.21
2010 89.38
2011 89.99
2012 90.08
2013 90.46
2014 91.37
2015 91.65
2016 93.79

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Dominican Republic was 93.78 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 93.78 in 2016, while its lowest value was 73.06 in 1981.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 73.06
2002 87.00
2007 88.24
2010 89.54
2011 90.11
2012 90.16
2013 90.86
2014 91.76
2015 91.99
2016 93.78

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes