Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 89.6% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2001.
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.3% | — |
| 2001 | 69.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 78.2% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.6% | 69.6% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 83.9% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 89.6% | 94.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Dominican Republic was 89.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release