Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.24 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.24 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2015. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.24 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9214 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 11th out of 99 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9214 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9657 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9482 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 1.19 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 1.16 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.18 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.22 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 1.22 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1.24 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9214 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 6 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic was 1.24 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9214 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 11th out of 99 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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