Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 12.4% 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 12.4%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1970.
That places Dominican Republic 98th out of 129 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.9% | — |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +332.2% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +95.3% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -39.4% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +5.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 12.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.1%, 62% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 12.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.5%, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both 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 | +332.2% | 1.9% | 8.2% |
| 2007 | +95.3% | 9.6% | 18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 7.5% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.3% | 12.4% | 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 12.4% 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 18.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 98th out of 129 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 29.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release