Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both was 65.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Dominican Republic stood at 65.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Dominican Republic peaked at 66.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2001.
That places Dominican Republic 19th out of 50 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, middle quintile, both in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.2% | — |
| 2001 | 28.7% | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +27.7% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 28.7% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 53.5% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 58.1% | 66.0% | 4 |
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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, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Dominican Republic was 65.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release