Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 93.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Dominican Republic, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Dominican Republic is 93.4%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 93.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1998.
Dominican Republic ranks 113th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.0% | — |
| 1999 | 67.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 90.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 66.0% | 67.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 70.6% | 93.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 87.4% | 93.4% | 10 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Dominican Republic?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Dominican Republic was 93.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1998.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 113th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.