Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 79.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Dominican Republic is 79.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 90.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2001.
Dominican Republic ranks 19th of 37 countries on this measure, 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, urban, richest quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.4% | — |
| 2001 | 65.6% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 73.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 77.5% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 80.4% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.9% | 65.6% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 80.4% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 79.7% | 86.6% | 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, urban, richest quintile in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Dominican Republic was 79.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, urban, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release