Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 94.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Dominican Republic stood at 94.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 97.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2015.
That places Dominican Republic 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, richest quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.2% | — |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 91.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 93.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 85.9% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 82.4% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 93.6% | 95.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Dominican Republic was 94.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Dominican Republic ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release