Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 76.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 76.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 85.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2002.
That places Dominican Republic 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +28.4% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | -50.7% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +48.0% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | +52.8% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | +33.8% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 85.6% | +57.1% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6% | 13.8% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 42.9% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 54.5% | 85.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 4 Philippines 78.1% compare
- 5 Peru 78.0% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 76.6% compare
- 8 Jordan 76.1% compare
- 9 Paraguay 73.2% compare
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 71.9% 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, rural, middle quintile in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Dominican Republic was 76.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2002.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Dominican Republic ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, rural, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release