Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 21.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 21.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Dominican Republic peaked at 21.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2021.
That places Dominican Republic 39th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 13.9% | — |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +48.8% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | +8.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 21.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 21.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.2%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.7% | 13.9% | 19.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 12.4% | 21.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 36 Argentina 22.0% compare
- 37 Slovakia 22.0% compare
- 38 Palestine, State of 21.6% compare
- 40 Kazakhstan 20.9% compare
- 41 Netherlands 20.5% compare
- 42 Burundi 19.8% 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 21.1% 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 21.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Dominican Republic ranks 39th out of 122 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 24.1%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release