Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.32 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic is 1.32 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.37 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8172 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 2nd out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8172 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.11 GPIA | +36.0% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.19 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 1.15 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.25 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 1.2 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.24 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.28 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.21 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 1.28 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.32 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.37 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.28 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.25 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.32 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.26 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.29 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.32 GPIA | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 GPIA | 0.8172 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (2024)
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 1.32 GPIA 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 1.37 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8172 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Dominican Republic ranks 2nd out of 107 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 3.9%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release