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Dominican Republic - Literacy Rate 2019

Name: Dominican Republic Literacy Rate 2019
Creator: World Bank
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Adult literacy rate · World Bank

93.68% +0.24pp from 2018 Global rank: 25th

Dominican Republic's literacy rate was 93.68% in 2019, increased +0.24pp from 93.44% in 2018. This was the 25th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾

Literacy Rate by Country - 2019
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Uzbekistan	100.00%	0.0%
2nd	Georgia	99.90%	0.3%
3rd	Belarus	99.87%	0.3%
4th	Azerbaijan	99.80%	0.0%
5th	Serbia	99.48%	0.6%
6th	Italy	99.35%	0.5%
7th	Uruguay	98.77%	0.1%
8th	Mongolia	98.46%	1.6%
9th	Maldives	98.21%	3.9%
10th	Marshall Islands	98.18%	-0.1%
11th	Samoa	97.99%	-2.0%
12th	United Arab Emirates	97.78%	8.6%
13th	Cuba	97.65%	-2.0%
14th	Singapore	97.48%	0.1%
15th	West Bank and Gaza	97.38%	0.2%
16th	Türkiye	96.74%	0.6%
17th	Philippines	96.28%	-1.9%
18th	Viet Nam	95.75%	2.4%
19th	Panama	95.74%	0.3%
20th	Mexico	95.39%	0.0%
21st	Colombia	95.25%	0.2%
22nd	South Africa	95.02%	3.6%
23rd	Malaysia	94.97%	0.1%
24th	Brazil	93.90%	0.7%
25th	Dominican Republic	93.68%	0.3%
26th	Zimbabwe	93.23%	11.6%
27th	Paraguay	93.21%	-0.9%
28th	Vanuatu	92.75%	25.3%
29th	Lesotho	92.50%	7.3%
30th	Sri Lanka	92.25%	0.6%
31st	Lebanon	92.01%	-0.7%
32nd	Thailand	91.27%	-2.7%
33rd	Tonga	91.05%	-6.3%
34th	El Salvador	89.14%	0.1%
35th	Myanmar	89.07%	-7.0%
36th	Honduras	88.51%	1.5%
37th	Cambodia	87.66%	8.9%
38th	São Tomé and Principe	87.44%	-3.0%
39th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	87.38%	0.6%
40th	Tunisia	80.55%	1.3%
41st	India	74.91%	1.6%
42nd	Bangladesh	74.68%	1.0%
43rd	Nepal	68.71%	2.7%
44th	Togo	66.54%	9.2%
45th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	63.68%	-
46th	Pakistan	58.00%	1.7%
47th	Côte d'Ivoire	56.98%	13.9%
48th	Guinea-Bissau	54.88%	32.7%
49th	Benin	49.00%	26.1%
50th	Senegal	46.83%	0.5%
51st	Sierra Leone	43.58%	-10.7%
52nd	Central African Republic	42.44%	-16.2%
53rd	Chad	30.63%	37.3%
54th	Burkina Faso	29.66%	-24.6%

FAQ

What was Dominican Republic's literacy rate in 2019?▾

Dominican Republic's literacy rate in 2019 was 93.68%. This ranked 25th globally.

How did Dominican Republic's literacy rate change in 2019?▾

Dominican Republic's literacy rate increased by 0.3% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest literacy rate in 2019?▾

Uzbekistan had the highest literacy rate in 2019 at 100.00%.

What is the literacy rate of Dominican Republic in 2019?▾

The literacy rate of Dominican Republic in 2019 was 93.68%. This ranked 25th globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Dominican Republic's literacy rate?▾

Dominican Republic's literacy rate went from 93.44% in 2018 to 93.68% in 2019, a 0.3% increase.

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