Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both was 78.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 78.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic peaked at 89.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 29th out of 49 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, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.3% | — |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 78.3% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 82.7% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.2% | 58.3% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 76.7% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 78.9% | 83.0% | 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, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic was 78.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both?
- Dominican Republic ranks 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release