Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Dominican Republic, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.5% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
Dominican Republic ranks 73rd of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1% | — |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +52.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +65.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +65.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -31.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +79.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -45.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +79.6% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Dominican Republic?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Dominican Republic was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Dominican Republic ranks 73rd out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. 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 Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release