Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 3.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Dominican Republic, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Dominican Republic is 3.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Dominican Republic peaked at 4.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1993.
That places Dominican Republic 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.6% | — |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -41.7% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -36.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +15.7% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +53.9% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +93.1% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +4.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 3.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 89% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 3.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.1%, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +93.1% | 1.9% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Dominican Republic?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Dominican Republic was 3.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1993.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.