Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 52.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic stood at 52.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic peaked at 52.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 73rd out of 108 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 … upper urban both in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.7% | — |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | +11.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 52.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 52.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.7%, 93% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 29.7% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 38.3% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 45.6% | 52.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 70 South Africa 54.8% compare
- 71 Iran 54.8% compare
- 72 Democratic Republic of Congo 53.3% compare
- 74 Portugal 51.0% compare
- 75 Indonesia 49.4% compare
- 76 Costa Rica 48.7% compare
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 52.8% 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 52.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Dominican Republic ranks 73rd out of 108 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 26.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release