What share of students in Bonao attend public schools?

Public schools hold 78.9% of pupils in Bonao's education districts in 2024-25 (national: 76.8%), 5th highest among the 15 cities with matching education districts on that share; the rest attend private or semi-official schools.

What share of pupils in Bonao are in secondary school?

By level, 14.5% of enrolled pupils in Bonao are in initial education and 31.9% in secondary (national secondary share: 33.0%), 5th lowest among the 15 cities with matching education districts on the secondary share.

Education in Bonao, Dominican Republic: official figures

The Ministry of Education counts 31,730 pupils enrolled in education districts Bonao Suroeste (1604) and Bonao Nordeste (1606) in 2024-25, the fewest among the 15 cities with matching education districts; the country total in the file is 2,612,882.

Pupils enrolled in the matching education districts, 2024-25

31,730

2024-25

How many schools are there in Bonao?

There are 139 schools in Bonao's matching education districts, 5th fewest among the 15 cities with matching education districts, an average of 228 pupils per school (national: 245).

Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copy

How many students in Bonao attend extended-day schools?

68.9% of pupils in Bonao's education districts attend extended-day schools (jornada extendida), against 54.0% nationally, 4th highest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copy

What is the pass rate in national exams in Bonao?

In the 2024 national examinations, 80.9% of the 4,500 student records from schools in Bonao's education districts were recorded as promoted (national: 77.5%), the highest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copy

How do students in Bonao score in national exams?

The average 2024 national examination score in Bonao's education districts was 57.2 in Spanish and 58.1 in mathematics, against 57.1 and 57.9 nationally; Spanish is 8th highest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copy

How Bonao compares with other cities in the Dominican Republic

Pupils enrolled in the matching education districts (2024-25)

Bonao ranks 15 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality; cities without a matching district are left out.

Rank	City	Pupils enrolled in the matching education districts
9	San Juan de la Maguana	45,312
10	Bajos de Haina	43,650
11	La Romana	43,384
12	Baní	42,962
13	Moca	36,075
14	Puerto Plata	35,787
15	Bonao	31,730

Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copy

Share of pupils in public schools (2024-25)

Bonao ranks 5 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Share of pupils in public schools
2	Moca	85.0%
3	Baní	81.5%
4	La Vega	81.4%
5	Bonao	78.9%
6	San Cristóbal	77.9%
7	Boca Chica	77.0%
8	San Francisco de Macoris	74.0%

Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copy

Share of pupils in extended-day schools (2024-25)

Bonao ranks 4 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Share of pupils in extended-day schools
1	Moca	78.3%
2	San Juan de la Maguana	77.8%
3	La Vega	71.2%
4	Bonao	68.9%
5	La Romana	51.4%
6	San Francisco de Macoris	50.8%
7	San Pedro de Macorís	49.2%

Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copy

Share of national examination records promoted, 2024 (2024)

Bonao ranks 1 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Share of national examination records promoted, 2024
1	Bonao	80.9%
2	Boca Chica	79.9%
3	Baní	79.8%
4	San Francisco de Macoris	79.1%
5	La Romana	78.8%
6	Los Alcarrizos	78.0%
7	San Pedro de Macorís	77.9%

Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copy

Average national examination score in Spanish, 2024 (2024)

Bonao ranks 8 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Average national examination score in Spanish, 2024
5	San Cristóbal	58.0
6	La Romana	57.7
7	Los Alcarrizos	57.5
8	Bonao	57.2
9	Moca	56.8
10	Baní	56.7
11	San Juan de la Maguana	56.5

Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copy

More on Bonao: overview · health · government budget · all cities in the Dominican Republic

Sources

Ministerio de Educación (MINERD): Relación de centros educativos, según regional y distrito educativo, período escolar 2024-2025 (schools, sector, shift, level and enrolment), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 02554931716d…)
Ministerio de Educación (MINERD): Estadísticas de Pruebas Nacionales 2016-2024: results by school (average scores, students, promoted and failed), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 666197a33f38…)

Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.