Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 61.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic is 61.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic peaked at 66.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1970.
That places Dominican Republic 86th out of 134 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.0% | — |
| 2000 | 43.0% | +207.1% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +22.5% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 42.5% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 52.6% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 61.6% | 66.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.2% (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 61.6% 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 66.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Dominican Republic ranks 86th out of 134 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 9.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release