Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 12.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Dominican Republic, 1970–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2015, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Dominican Republic stood at 12.4%.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1970.
Dominican Republic ranks 98th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.9% | — |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +332.2% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +95.3% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -39.4% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 7.5% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.3% | 12.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Dominican Republic?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Dominican Republic was 12.4% in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 98th out of 129 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.