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.

The statistic depicts the literacy rate in Dominican Republic from 2007 to 2022. The literacy rate measures the percentage of people aged 15 and above who can read and write. In 2022, Dominican Republic's literacy rate was around 95.5 percent.

The rate of adult literacy as share of the country's population 15 years and above in the Dominican Republic increased by 1.5 percentage points (+1.6 percent) in 2022 in comparison to the previous year. With 95.5 percent, the rate of adult literacy thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. The adult literacy rate refers to the share of individuals aged 15 years and older who can read and write as well as understand simple expressions about their daily lives.

Dominican Republic DO: Literacy Rate: Youth Male: % of Males Aged 15-24 data was reported at 97.225 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 97.354 % for 2014. Dominican Republic DO: Literacy Rate: Youth Male: % of Males Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 96.092 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2015, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 97.354 % in 2014 and a record low of 81.257 % in 1981. Dominican Republic DO: Literacy Rate: Youth Male: % of Males Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Dominican Republic – Table DO.World Bank: Education Statistics. 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.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

The youth literacy rate (people aged 15-24) in the Dominican Republic saw no significant changes in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2021 and remained at around 98.53 percent. Still, 2022 marked the second consecutive decline of the youth literacy rate. The youth literacy rate refers to the share of individuals between the ages of 15 and 24 and who can read and write as well as understand simple expressions about their daily lives.

Dominican Republic DO: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 91.991 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 91.764 % for 2014. Dominican Republic DO: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 90.106 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2015, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 91.991 % in 2015 and a record low of 73.065 % in 1981. Dominican Republic DO: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Dominican Republic – Table DO.World Bank: Education Statistics. 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.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

In 2022, the literacy rate of people ages 15 years and over in the Dominican Republic increased by 1.7 percentage points (+1.81 percent) compared to 2016. Therefore, the rate in the Dominican Republic reached a peak in 2022 with 95.5 percent. Notably, the rate continuously increased over the last years.For more insights about the literacy rate of people ages 15 years and over consider different countries: In 2022, in comparison to the Dominican Republic, the rate in Venezuela as well as in Chile was higher.

The literacy rate of people ages 15 years and over in Venezuela saw no significant changes in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2016 and remained at around 97.6 percent. Still, the rate reached its highest value in the observed period in 2022. For more insights about the literacy rate of people ages 15 years and over consider different countries: In 2022, in comparison to Venezuela, the rate in Brazil as well as in the Dominican Republic was lower.

The literacy rate of people ages 15 years and over in Ecuador saw no significant changes in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2021 and remained at around 93.95 percent. With a decline of 0.5 percentage points (-0.53 percent), there is no significant change to 2021. For more insights about the literacy rate of people ages 15 years and over consider different countries: In 2022, in comparison to Ecuador, the rate in the Dominican Republic as well as in Chile was higher.

In 2022, the literacy rate of people ages 15 years and over in Chile remained nearly unchanged at around 97.16 percent. Nevertheless, 2022 still represents a peak in the rate in Chile with 97.16 percent. For more insights about the literacy rate of people ages 15 years and over consider different countries: In 2022, in comparison to Chile, the rate in the Dominican Republic was lower and in Guatemala it was considerably lower.

DO：非文盲率：年轻男性：15-24岁男性百分比在12-01-2015达97.225%，相较于12-01-2014的97.354%有所下降。DO：非文盲率：年轻男性：15-24岁男性百分比数据按年更新，12-01-1981至12-01-2015期间平均值为96.092%，共9份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2014，达97.354%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1981，为81.257%。CEIC提供的DO：非文盲率：年轻男性：15-24岁男性百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于Global Database的多米尼加共和国 – 表 DO.世界银行：教育统计。

Micro-entrepreneurs often lack the financial literacy required to make important financial decisions. We conducted a randomized evaluation with a bank in the Dominican Republic to compare the impact of two distinct programs: standard accounting training versus a simplified, rule-of-thumb training that taught basic financial heuristics. The rule-of-thumb training significantly improved firms' financial practices, objective reporting quality, and revenues. For micro-entrepreneurs with lower skills or poor initial financial practices, the impact of the rule-of-thumb training was significantly larger than that of the standard accounting training, suggesting that simplifying training programs might improve their effectiveness for less sophisticated individuals.