Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 94.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
94.2%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
70th
of 164 countries
All-time high
94.2%
in 2025
All-time low
54.1%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Dominican Republic, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 94.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 1981.
Dominican Republic ranks 70th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 54.1% | — |
| 1982 | 55.1% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 56.0% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 56.7% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 57.2% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 57.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 58.6% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 59.7% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 59.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 60.4% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 61.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 62.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 63.6% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 65.4% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 67.3% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 69.2% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 70.8% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 72.0% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 74.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 76.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 94.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.6%, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 94.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.9% | 54.1% | 59.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 64.0% | 59.7% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.8% | 72.0% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 83.2% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 91.7% | 94.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.19 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.07 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 45,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,685 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Dominican Republic was 94.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 1981.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 70th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release