What share of students in Puerto Plata attend public schools?

Public schools hold 72.8% of pupils in Puerto Plata's education districts in 2024-25 (national: 76.8%), 7th 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 Puerto Plata are in secondary school?

By level, 14.2% of enrolled pupils in Puerto Plata are in initial education and 35.9% in secondary (national secondary share: 33.0%), 3rd highest among the 15 cities with matching education districts on the secondary share.

Education in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic: official figures

The Ministry of Education counts 35,787 pupils enrolled in education district Puerto Plata (1102) in 2024-25, 2nd 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

35,787

2024-25

How many schools are there in Puerto Plata?

There are 122 schools in Puerto Plata's matching education districts, 2nd fewest among the 15 cities with matching education districts, an average of 293 pupils per school (national: 245).

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How many students in Puerto Plata attend extended-day schools?

48.1% of pupils in Puerto Plata's education districts attend extended-day schools (jornada extendida), against 54.0% nationally, 8th highest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

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What is the pass rate in national exams in Puerto Plata?

In the 2024 national examinations, 74.5% of the 5,823 student records from schools in Puerto Plata's education districts were recorded as promoted (national: 77.5%), 3rd lowest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

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How do students in Puerto Plata score in national exams?

The average 2024 national examination score in Puerto Plata's education districts was 56.3 in Spanish and 57.2 in mathematics, against 57.1 and 57.9 nationally; Spanish is 3rd lowest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

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How Puerto Plata compares with other cities in the Dominican Republic

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

Puerto Plata ranks 14 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

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Share of pupils in public schools (2024-25)

Puerto Plata ranks 9 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Share of pupils in public schools
6	San Cristóbal	77.9%
7	Boca Chica	77.0%
8	San Francisco de Macoris	74.0%
9	Puerto Plata	72.8%
10	Los Alcarrizos	72.2%
11	Santiago de los Caballeros	71.4%
12	Bajos de Haina	68.3%

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

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

Rank	City	Share of pupils in extended-day schools
5	La Romana	51.4%
6	San Francisco de Macoris	50.8%
7	San Pedro de Macorís	49.2%
8	Puerto Plata	48.1%
9	Santiago de los Caballeros	47.6%
10	Boca Chica	45.5%
11	Baní	44.7%

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Share of national examination records promoted, 2024 (2024)

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

Rank	City	Share of national examination records promoted, 2024
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%
14	San Juan de la Maguana	71.9%
15	Moca	70.5%

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Average national examination score in Spanish, 2024 (2024)

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

Rank	City	Average national examination score in Spanish, 2024
9	Moca	56.8
10	Baní	56.7
11	San Juan de la Maguana	56.5
12	San Francisco de Macoris	56.4
13	Puerto Plata	56.3
14	Boca Chica	56.1
15	Bajos de Haina	55.7

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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