Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban was 16.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic stood at 16.3%.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic peaked at 24.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2001.
That places Dominican Republic 82nd out of 101 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | +111.4% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -42.3% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +5.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 16.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 16.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.2%, 81% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +111.4% | 11.8% | 24.9% |
| 2009 | -42.3% | 24.9% | 14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 10.0% | 24.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 13.3% | 16.3% | 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 16.3% 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 24.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 82nd out of 101 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 38.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release