Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 65.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic stood at 65.2%.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic peaked at 69.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2007.
Dominican Republic ranks 69th of 97 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 | 53.4% | — |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 56.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 60.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 59.1% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 65.2% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.7% | 52.0% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 59.1% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 65.2% | 69.4% | 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 65.2% 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 69.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Dominican Republic ranks 69th 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 0.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release