Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA was 0.5703 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5703 WPIA
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
13th
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.6066 WPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.1824 WPIA
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.5703 WPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in 2023.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 134.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6066 WPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1824 WPIA, in 2007.
That places Dominican Republic 13th out of 47 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, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3465 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.2959 WPIA | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3794 WPIA | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 0.347 WPIA | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4553 WPIA | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3709 WPIA | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.438 WPIA | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1824 WPIA | -58.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3798 WPIA | +108.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4072 WPIA | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3769 WPIA | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4549 WPIA | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4107 WPIA | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2432 WPIA | -40.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2832 WPIA | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5023 WPIA | +77.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4457 WPIA | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5295 WPIA | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5266 WPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3185 WPIA | -39.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5988 WPIA | +88.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6066 WPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.589 WPIA | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5703 WPIA | -3.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.5703 WPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5318 WPIA, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.5703 WPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5703 WPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3602 WPIA | 0.1824 WPIA | 0.4553 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4091 WPIA | 0.2432 WPIA | 0.5295 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5912 WPIA | 0.5703 WPIA | 0.6066 WPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.19 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.07 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Dominican Republic was 0.5703 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6066 WPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1824 WPIA in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Dominican Republic ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.5%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release