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Education in the Dominican Republic is free and compulsory between the ages of 5 and 14.^[1] The gross primary enrollment rate was 93.9 percent in 1996.^[1] The repetition rate was 5.6 percent and the dropout rate was 14.4 percent for children enrolled in grades one to eight in 1999.^[1] Primary school attendance rates were unavailable for the Dominican Republic as of 2001.^[1] While enrollment rates indicate a level of commitment to education, they do not always reflect children’s participation in school.^[1] In rural areas, schools often lack basic furnishings and teaching materials and are far from children's homes.^[1] In many cases, school fees and the cost of uniforms, books, meals, and transportation make education prohibitively expensive for poor families considering that it costs 6000 pesos(600$)^{[citation needed]} to pay for all the fees. ^[1]

[edit] See also

List of universities in the Dominican Republic

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Dominica". 2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor. Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor (2002). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[ilab-0] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Dominica". 2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor. Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor (2002). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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