What share of students in Higüey attend public schools?

Public schools hold 66.5% of pupils in Higüey's education districts in 2024-25 (national: 76.8%), 2nd lowest among the 15 cities with matching education districts on that share; the rest attend private or semi-official schools.

What share of pupils in Higüey are in secondary school?

By level, 14.3% of enrolled pupils in Higüey are in initial education and 30.1% in secondary (national secondary share: 33.0%), 2nd lowest among the 15 cities with matching education districts on the secondary share.

Education in Higüey, Dominican Republic: official figures

The Ministry of Education counts 104,127 pupils enrolled in education district Higuey (1201) in 2024-25, 2nd most 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

104,127

2024-25

How many schools are there in Higüey?

There are 288 schools in Higüey's matching education districts, 2nd most among the 15 cities with matching education districts, an average of 362 pupils per school (national: 245).

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How many students in Higüey attend extended-day schools?

34.1% of pupils in Higüey's education districts attend extended-day schools (jornada extendida), against 54.0% nationally, 3rd lowest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

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What is the pass rate in national exams in Higüey?

In the 2024 national examinations, 75.7% of the 10,716 student records from schools in Higüey's education districts were recorded as promoted (national: 77.5%), 6th lowest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

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How do students in Higüey score in national exams?

The average 2024 national examination score in Higüey's education districts was 59.6 in Spanish and 59.3 in mathematics, against 57.1 and 57.9 nationally; Spanish is the highest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

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How Higüey compares with other cities in the Dominican Republic

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

Higüey ranks 2 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
1	Santiago de los Caballeros	177,394
2	Higüey	104,127
3	Los Alcarrizos	80,771
4	San Cristóbal	72,560
5	San Pedro de Macorís	64,443
6	La Vega	60,982
7	Boca Chica	59,333

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Share of pupils in public schools (2024-25)

Higüey ranks 14 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Share of pupils in public schools
9	Puerto Plata	72.8%
10	Los Alcarrizos	72.2%
11	Santiago de los Caballeros	71.4%
12	Bajos de Haina	68.3%
13	San Pedro de Macorís	66.7%
14	Higüey	66.5%
15	La Romana	64.3%

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

Higüey ranks 13 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Share of pupils in extended-day schools
9	Santiago de los Caballeros	47.6%
10	Boca Chica	45.5%
11	Baní	44.7%
12	San Cristóbal	41.4%
13	Higüey	34.1%
14	Los Alcarrizos	32.7%
15	Bajos de Haina	24.3%

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Share of national examination records promoted, 2024 (2024)

Higüey ranks 10 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Share of national examination records promoted, 2024
7	San Pedro de Macorís	77.9%
8	Santiago de los Caballeros	77.5%
9	La Vega	77.4%
10	Higüey	75.7%
11	San Cristóbal	75.7%
12	Bajos de Haina	75.3%
13	Puerto Plata	74.5%

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Average national examination score in Spanish, 2024 (2024)

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

Rank	City	Average national examination score in Spanish, 2024
1	Higüey	59.6
2	Santiago de los Caballeros	58.7
3	La Vega	58.1
4	San Pedro de Macorís	58.1
5	San Cristóbal	58.0
6	La Romana	57.7
7	Los Alcarrizos	57.5

Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copy

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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…)

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