Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.06 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9508 GPIA, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9508 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9571 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9807 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9706 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9828 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9809 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9662 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9965 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9757 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9903 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9936 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.998 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9924 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9766 GPIA | 0.9508 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9903 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 62,598 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,723 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 351,889 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.9514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 181,109 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9508 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release