Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 67.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 67.2% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic peaked at 70.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2007.
Dominican Republic ranks 62nd 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 | 52.2% | — |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 57.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 67.2% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.1% | 51.9% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 60.9% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 67.2% | 70.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (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 67.2% 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 70.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Dominican Republic ranks 62nd 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 3.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release