Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 84.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic is 84.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 91.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 10th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.6% | — |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | +56.8% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | -26.6% |
| 2008 | 73.8% | +39.7% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | -24.3% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | +45.0% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6% | 41.6% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 63.0% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 84.6% | 91.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Dominican Republic was 84.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 10th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release