Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female was 89.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 89.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 15th out of 39 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, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.6% | — |
| 2001 | 69.9% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 73.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 77.4% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 82.6% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 81.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.6% | 67.6% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 85.7% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 88.4% | 91.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 12 Uruguay 93.6% compare
- 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 91.1% compare
- 14 Philippines 90.9% compare
- 16 Nigeria 89.6% compare
- 17 El Salvador 89.4% compare
- 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 88.4% compare
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, richest quintile, female in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Dominican Republic was 89.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 15th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release