Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 14.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic is 14.5%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic peaked at 21.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1970.
Dominican Republic ranks 96th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +510.0% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +106.8% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -37.1% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +6.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 14.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 70% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 14.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 75% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +510.0% | 1.3% | 7.9% |
| 2007 | +106.8% | 10.3% | 21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 7.5% | 21.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.7% | 14.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.19 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.07 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 45,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,685 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
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 14.5% 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 21.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 96th out of 128 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 41.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release