Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 45.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic is 45.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic peaked at 45.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1970.
Dominican Republic ranks 91st of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.1% | — |
| 2000 | 21.6% | +325.4% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 45.6% | +14.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 45.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 45.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.9%, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male 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 | +325.4% | 5.1% | 21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 21.6% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 28.3% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 37.6% | 45.6% | 5 |
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 upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic was 45.6% 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 45.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Dominican Republic ranks 91st out of 140 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 45.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release