Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 58.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 58.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 53rd of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 54.7% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 31.0% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 46.8% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 55.1% | 58.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 50 Mexico 63.3% compare
- 51 Philippines 60.8% compare
- 52 El Salvador 59.1% compare
- 54 Jordan 56.9% compare
- 55 South Africa 56.1% compare
- 56 India 53.8% compare
More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Dominican Republic was 58.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 53rd out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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, upper secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release