Lower secondary completion rate, total in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 79.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Dominican Republic, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Dominican Republic stood at 79.7%.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Dominican Republic peaked at 90.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 1994.
Dominican Republic ranks 118th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 46.5% | — |
| 1999 | 56.5% | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.5% | 46.5% | 56.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 60.1% | 85.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 75.6% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 69.7% | 85.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 414,488 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.121 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 343,376 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 532,998 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 62,598 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,723 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 351,889 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.9514 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Dominican Republic?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Dominican Republic was 79.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 1994.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Dominican Republic ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, total (% 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.