Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic is 1.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 93rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.5% | — |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic was 1.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Dominican Republic ranks 93rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release