Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 6.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic peaked at 9.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2015.
That places Dominican Republic 102nd out of 124 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.3% | — |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -54.3% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +94.2% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.6% | 4.5% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.6% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 99 Mozambique 7.3% compare
- 100 South Africa 6.7% compare
- 101 Luxembourg 6.6% compare
- 103 Uruguay 6.2% compare
- 104 Argentina 6.0% compare
- 105 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.6% compare
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 6.6% 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 9.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Dominican Republic ranks 102nd 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 down 32.6%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release