Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Dominican Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Dominican Republic, at 51.3% against 46.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?

4.8%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?

18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, pupils

Dominican Republic

51.3%

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa

46.5%

in 2018

Dominican Republic rank

32nd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

37th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Dominican Republic
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 51.3% against 46.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 4.8%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 203 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	55.0%	44.7%	10.3%	Dominican Republic
2000s	53.8%	43.9%	9.9%	Dominican Republic
2010s	51.9%	45.8%	6.1%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Dominican Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Dominican Republic, at 51.3% against 46.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 4.8%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils (% female)
Unit: % female
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 7,958 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.