Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 93.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
93.1%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
14th
of 36 countries
All-time high
96.0%
in 2020
All-time low
79.4%
in 2004
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023

0204060801002000201120232000: 87 %2001: 81.2 %2002: 82.2 %2003: 85.6 %2004: 79.4 %2005: 79.9 %2006: 81.7 %2007: 85.5 %2008: 81.8 %2009: 89.4 %2010: 90.7 %2011: 86.3 %2012: 86.8 %2013: 91.4 %2014: 91.5 %2015: 86.8 %2016: 89.2 %2017: 92 %2018: 91.6 %2019: 87.5 %2020: 96 %2021: 94 %2022: 94.2 %2023: 93.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 93.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 96.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 2004.

Dominican Republic ranks 14th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes (%) in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 87.0%
2001 81.2% -6.7%
2002 82.2% +1.2%
2003 85.6% +4.1%
2004 79.4% -7.2%
2005 79.9% +0.6%
2006 81.7% +2.3%
2007 85.5% +4.6%
2008 81.8% -4.3%
2009 89.4% +9.3%
2010 90.7% +1.5%
2011 86.3% -4.9%
2012 86.8% +0.6%
2013 91.4% +5.3%
2014 91.5% +0.1%
2015 86.8% -5.1%
2016 89.2% +2.8%
2017 92.0% +3.1%
2018 91.6% -0.4%
2019 87.5% -4.5%
2020 96.0% +9.7%
2021 94.0% -2.1%
2022 94.2% +0.2%
2023 93.1% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 83.4% 79.4% 89.4% 10
2010s 89.4% 86.3% 92.0% 10
2020s 94.3% 93.1% 96.0% 4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 11 Costa Rica 95.7% compare
  2. 12 Colombia 93.9% compare
  3. 13 Argentina 93.8% compare
  4. 15 Egypt 92.6% compare
  5. 16 Philippines 91.5% compare
  6. 17 India 90.6% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

More education data for Dominican Republic

All data for Dominican Republic →

Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Dominican Republic?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Dominican Republic was 93.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 2004.
How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
Dominican Republic ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Dominican Republic. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/completion-rate-lower-secondary-education-urban-fourth-quintile-both-sexes-percent-2/dominican-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/completion-rate-lower-secondary-education-urban-fourth-quintile-both-sexes-percent-2/dominican-republic/">Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Dominican Republic</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
36 places, 425 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release