Lower secondary completion rate, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 85.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Dominican Republic, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 85.2% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2024.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 91.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1999.
Dominican Republic ranks 113th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 62.0% | — |
| 2000 | 65.8% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 68.8% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 65.8% | 91.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 79.4% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 74.9% | 89.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 562,676 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1363 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0492 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 602,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0527 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Dominican Republic?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Dominican Republic was 85.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1999.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.