Lower secondary completion rate, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Dominican Republic, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Dominican Republic is 74.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 88.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1999.
Dominican Republic ranks 120th 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, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.0% | — |
| 2000 | 54.5% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 71.4% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 54.5% | 80.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 71.9% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 64.7% | 82.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 562,676 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Dominican Republic?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Dominican Republic was 74.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1999.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, male (% 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.