Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 49.4% 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 49.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Dominican Republic peaked at 49.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1970.
Dominican Republic ranks 82nd of 142 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 education or in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.4% | — |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +400.0% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 22.0% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 30.8% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 41.9% | 49.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 49.4% 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 49.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Dominican Republic ranks 82nd out of 142 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 44.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release