Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male was 24.6% 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 24.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic peaked at 24.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2001.
That places Dominican Republic 80th out of 111 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 rural male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +4.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 24.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.3%, 74% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 24.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.1%, 94% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 8.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 12.7% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 20.3% | 24.6% | 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 24.6% 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 24.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Dominican Republic ranks 80th out of 111 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 60.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release