Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 1.14 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic stood at 1.14 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7287 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Dominican Republic 9th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7287 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | +41.5% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.18 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.16 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.18 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.18 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPIA | -4.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9847 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender 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 | +41.5% | 0.7287 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7287 GPIA | 0.7287 GPIA | 0.7287 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 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 1.14 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 1.21 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7287 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Dominican Republic ranks 9th out of 137 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 down 1.3%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release