School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 76.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Dominican Republic, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Dominican Republic is 76.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Dominican Republic peaked at 81.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1971.
Dominican Republic ranks 144th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.1% | — |
| 1972 | 20.5% | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 22.7% | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 24.0% | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 25.2% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 33.3% | +32.4% |
| 1977 | 34.9% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 36.5% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 38.2% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 39.7% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 41.2% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 43.3% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 53.4% | +23.3% |
| 1986 | 50.1% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 41.0% | -18.1% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 53.3% | +24.5% |
| 1999 | 55.1% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 79.9% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 76.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.7%, 83% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 76.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.8%, 82% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +32.4% | 25.2% | 33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 19.1% | 38.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 45.6% | 39.7% | 53.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 41.0% | 55.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 72.3% | 59.4% | 80.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 77.4% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 75.5% | 80.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 school enrollment, secondary in Dominican Republic?
- School enrollment, secondary in Dominican Republic was 76.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1971.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 144th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.