Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 92.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Dominican Republic, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Dominican Republic stood at 92.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 92.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 1998.
That places Dominican Republic 111th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56.6% | — |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 90.6% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.3% | 56.6% | 58.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 61.0% | 90.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 84.2% | 92.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 108 Timor-Leste 93.3% compare
- 109 Saint Lucia 93.2% compare
- 110 Kenya 92.2% compare
- 112 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 90.8% compare
- 113 Montenegro 90.6% compare
- 114 Angola 90.0% compare
More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Dominican Republic?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Dominican Republic was 92.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 1998.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 111th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.