School enrollment, secondary in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: School enrollment, secondary 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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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.