Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.5739 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic stood at 0.5739 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6223 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2862 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 64th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2862 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.3069 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.325 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3636 LPIA | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4256 LPIA | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4303 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4393 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3256 LPIA | -25.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3702 LPIA | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3676 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.394 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4161 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4163 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4157 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4358 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4298 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4893 LPIA | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5108 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4977 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5487 LPIA | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5482 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6223 LPIA | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6013 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5945 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5739 LPIA | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.364 LPIA | 0.2862 LPIA | 0.4393 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4554 LPIA | 0.394 LPIA | 0.5487 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.588 LPIA | 0.5482 LPIA | 0.6223 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 61 Philippines 0.6092 LPIA compare
- 62 South Africa 0.5904 LPIA compare
- 63 Costa Rica 0.5819 LPIA compare
- 65 India 0.5619 LPIA compare
- 66 Belize 0.5593 LPIA compare
- 67 Bangladesh 0.5552 LPIA compare
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 upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic was 0.5739 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6223 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2862 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Dominican Republic ranks 64th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release