Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 46.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Dominican Republic stood at 46.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 54.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2002.
That places Dominican Republic 13th out of 25 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, urban, second quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | +46.6% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +105.1% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | -24.0% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +41.6% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | -35.6% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +24.9% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -32.5% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +39.5% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 25.3% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 31.9% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 44.1% | 51.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Dominican Republic?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Dominican Republic was 46.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2002.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Dominican Republic ranks 13th out of 25 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release