What share of students in Santiago de los Caballeros attend public schools?

Public schools hold 71.4% of pupils in Santiago de los Caballeros's education districts in 2024-25 (national: 76.8%), 5th 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 Santiago de los Caballeros are in secondary school?

By level, 14.7% of enrolled pupils in Santiago de los Caballeros are in initial education and 33.9% in secondary (national secondary share: 33.0%), 4th highest among the 15 cities with matching education districts on the secondary share.

Education in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic: official figures

The Ministry of Education counts 177,394 pupils enrolled in education districts Santiago Sur-Este (0803), Santiago Noroeste (0804), Santiago Centro-Oeste (0805) and Santiago Noreste (0806) in 2024-25, the 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

177,394

2024-25

How many schools are there in Santiago de los Caballeros?

There are 552 schools in Santiago de los Caballeros's matching education districts, the most among the 15 cities with matching education districts, an average of 321 pupils per school (national: 245).

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How many students in Santiago de los Caballeros attend extended-day schools?

47.6% of pupils in Santiago de los Caballeros's education districts attend extended-day schools (jornada extendida), against 54.0% nationally, 7th lowest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

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What is the pass rate in national exams in Santiago de los Caballeros?

In the 2024 national examinations, 77.5% of the 27,128 student records from schools in Santiago de los Caballeros's education districts were recorded as promoted (national: 77.5%), 8th highest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

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How do students in Santiago de los Caballeros score in national exams?

The average 2024 national examination score in Santiago de los Caballeros's education districts was 58.7 in Spanish and 60.0 in mathematics, against 57.1 and 57.9 nationally; Spanish is 2nd highest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

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How Santiago de los Caballeros compares with other cities in the Dominican Republic

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

Santiago de los Caballeros ranks 1 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)

Santiago de los Caballeros ranks 11 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Share of pupils in public schools
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%
13	San Pedro de Macorís	66.7%
14	Higüey	66.5%

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

Santiago de los Caballeros ranks 9 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Share of pupils in extended-day schools
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%
12	San Cristóbal	41.4%

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Share of national examination records promoted, 2024 (2024)

Santiago de los Caballeros ranks 8 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Share of national examination records promoted, 2024
5	La Romana	78.8%
6	Los Alcarrizos	78.0%
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%

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Average national examination score in Spanish, 2024 (2024)

Santiago de los Caballeros ranks 2 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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