Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0788 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Dominican Republic stood at 0.0788 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0936 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0251 units per person, in 1971.
That places Dominican Republic 72nd out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0251 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0273 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0308 units per person | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0324 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0339 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0462 units per person | +36.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0486 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0508 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0529 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0547 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0565 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0589 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.072 units per person | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 0.067 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0668 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0522 units per person | -21.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0547 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0668 units per person | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0681 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0719 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0813 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0825 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0833 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0936 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0907 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0933 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0882 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0864 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0858 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0861 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.086 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0846 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0836 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0821 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0788 units per person | -4.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.0788 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0797 units per person, 99% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.0788 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.074 units per person, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 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 | +36.2% | 0.0339 units per person | 0.0462 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0387 units per person | 0.0251 units per person | 0.0529 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0626 units per person | 0.0547 units per person | 0.072 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0605 units per person | 0.0522 units per person | 0.0681 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0852 units per person | 0.0719 units per person | 0.0936 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0846 units per person | 0.0788 units per person | 0.0882 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.19 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.07 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.0788 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0936 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0251 units per person in 1971.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 72nd out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.