Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 45.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Dominican Republic, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 45.6% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Dominican Republic peaked at 45.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1970.
That places Dominican Republic 90th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.1% | — |
| 2000 | 21.6% | +325.4% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 45.6% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 21.6% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 28.3% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 37.6% | 45.6% | 5 |
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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 educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Dominican Republic?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Dominican Republic was 45.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 90th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (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 upper secondary education.