Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) was 84.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Dominican Republic, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 84.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Dominican Republic peaked at 84.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1981.
That places Dominican Republic 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male (modelled data) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 49.3% | — |
| 1982 | 49.8% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 50.1% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 49.7% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 49.4% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 49.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 51.8% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 53.3% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 54.9% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 56.3% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 58.1% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 59.7% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 61.2% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 62.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 63.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.7% | 49.3% | 50.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.3% | 49.4% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 61.2% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 72.7% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 81.2% | 84.1% | 6 |
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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, male (modelled data) in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Dominican Republic was 84.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1981.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release