Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 78.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 78.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 87.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 2001.
That places Dominican Republic 57th out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.6% | — |
| 2001 | 55.4% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 61.1% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 55.4% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 71.1% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 78.2% | 87.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Dominican Republic was 78.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 57th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release