Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.3 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.3 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.3 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5241 GPIA, in 1970.
Dominican Republic ranks 11th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5241 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9967 GPIA | +90.2% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.25 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 1.2 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.24 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.28 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 1.28 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3 GPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5241 GPIA | 0.5241 GPIA | 0.5241 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 0.9967 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 6 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 1.3 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 1.3 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5241 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 11th out of 127 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 17.4%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release