Dominican Republic
Last updated August 4, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Human Capital is a strength, but Innovation lags
Dominican Republic shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (49th percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.
- Global percentile
- 49th
- Global rank
- #92
- Regional rank
- #13
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Country profile
Dominican Republic shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. Its weakest results are in Innovation (33, 25th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.
Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.
Regionally, Dominican Republic leads most clearly in School Access and Gender Parity, sitting well above the peer average.
Most indicators are observed rather than imputed, so estimation uncertainty is limited.
Key insights
Places 92nd worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 13th within Latin America & Caribbean.
Scores range from Human Capital (73.7) to Innovation (33.0), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
Composite GEFRI Score