Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 14.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic is 14.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic peaked at 20.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2015.
That places Dominican Republic 19th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.2% | — |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +44.7% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.7% | 13.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 13.5% | 20.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- 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)
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 14.8% 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 20.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th out of 124 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 up 25.7%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release