Secondary education, pupils in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Secondary education, pupils was 51.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils in Dominican Republic, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, pupils in Dominican Republic stood at 51.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Dominican Republic peaked at 55.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2018.
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55.0% | — |
| 1999 | 55.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.0% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 52.5% | 54.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 51.3% | 52.4% | 9 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 62,598 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,723 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 351,889 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.9514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 181,109 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Dominican Republic?
- Secondary education, pupils in Dominican Republic was 51.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2018.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.