Education in Santiago, Dominican Republic: official figures
The Ministry of Education lists 843 schools in Santiago for 2023-24 with 233,230 students enrolled, 8.9% of the 2,617,801 nationwide.
How many students are enrolled in school in Santiago?
That is 217 enrolled students for every 1,000 residents counted in the 2022 census (national: 243); ranking 8th lowest of 32 provinces. Enrolment includes adult education and is by school location.
Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copyHow many students go to private schools in Santiago?
23.5% of students in Santiago attended private schools in 2023-24 (national: 22.4%); ranking 6th highest of 32 provinces for private share. The rest were in public or semi-official schools.
Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copyHow big are schools in Santiago?
The average school in Santiago had 277 students in 2023-24 (national: 247); ranking 9th largest of 32 provinces for average school size. There are 7.8 schools per 10,000 residents (national: 9.9), ranking 5th lowest of 32 provinces.
Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Santiago?
311 of the 843 schools in Santiago (37%) teach at secondary level, against 33% nationally; ranking 9th highest of 32 provinces for that share.
Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Santiago?
88.5% of the 251,423 household heads in SIUBEN's social registry in Santiago could read and write in July-September 2026 (registered households overall: 86.7%); ranking 7th highest of 32 provinces. 28,857 could not.
Source: Sistema Único de Beneficiarios (SIUBEN) · saved copyIs literacy improving in Santiago?
In January-March 2018 the registry showed 88.5% of household heads in Santiago able to read and write, so the share has fallen 0.0 points (registered households overall: 87.5% then, 86.7% now). SIUBEN covers households registered for social programmes, not every household.
Source: Sistema Único de Beneficiarios (SIUBEN) · saved copyHow Santiago compares with other provinces
Students enrolled per 1,000 residents (2023-24)
Santiago ranks 25 of 32, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Students enrolled per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Distrito Nacional | 223 |
| 23 | La Vega | 220 |
| 24 | Maria Trinidad Sanches | 217 |
| 25 | Santiago | 217 |
| 26 | Espaillat | 214 |
| 27 | Monte Cristi | 211 |
| 28 | Duarte | 210 |
Share of students in private schools (2023-24)
Santiago ranks 6 of 32, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of students in private schools |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Santo Domingo | 30.6% |
| 4 | La Romana | 26.8% |
| 5 | San Pedro de Macoris | 26.1% |
| 6 | Santiago | 23.5% |
| 7 | San Cristobal | 20.2% |
| 8 | Duarte | 18.8% |
| 9 | Monsenor Nouel | 18.6% |
Household heads who can read and write (SIUBEN registry) (July-September 2026)
Santiago ranks 7 of 32, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Household heads who can read and write (SIUBEN registry) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | La Altagracia | 90.3% |
| 5 | San Pedro de Macoris | 89.8% |
| 6 | Monsenor Nouel | 88.5% |
| 7 | Santiago | 88.5% |
| 8 | San Cristobal | 88.1% |
| 9 | Puerto Plata | 87.1% |
| 10 | Hermanas Mirabal | 86.9% |
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Sources
- Ministerio de Educación (MINERD): Relación de Centros Educativos de República Dominicana, school year 2023-2024: schools, level, sector and enrolment, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 01c6494be07e…)
- Sistema Único de Beneficiarios (SIUBEN): Distribución de Jefes/as de Hogar según Condición de Alfabetismo, SIUBEN, 2018-2026 (by province, quarterly), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7541355137f8…)
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