Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile was 54.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 54.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 81.0% on the previous year and up 126.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 54.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2005.
That places Dominican Republic 6th 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, poorest quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.3% | — |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -49.5% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +80.6% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +63.3% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -61.1% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | +255.0% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -29.2% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +39.5% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -40.6% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | +43.9% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | -30.9% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | +63.5% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -43.2% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | +81.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 9.8% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 11.1% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 30.0% | 54.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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, rural, poorest quintile in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Dominican Republic was 54.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2005.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- Dominican Republic ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.6%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release