Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.2559 LPIA in 2015. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.2559 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2015.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.4126 LPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2496 LPIA, in 2007.
Dominican Republic ranks 77th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2797 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.2833 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3192 LPIA | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3517 LPIA | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3666 LPIA | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2496 LPIA | -31.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4126 LPIA | +65.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2989 LPIA | -27.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2939 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2794 LPIA | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.256 LPIA | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2745 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2559 LPIA | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3233 LPIA | 0.2496 LPIA | 0.4126 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2764 LPIA | 0.2559 LPIA | 0.2989 LPIA | 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 0.2559 LPIA 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 0.4126 LPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2496 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 77th out of 93 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 down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release