Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 46.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 46.5% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic peaked at 53.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 55th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.1% | — |
| 2001 | 24.9% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -32.1% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +34.0% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | +27.8% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 23.1% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 35.3% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 46.5% | 53.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 46.5% 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 53.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Dominican Republic ranks 55th out of 94 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 16.5%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release