Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.04 index for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.04 index in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9676 index, in 2010.
Dominican Republic ranks 34th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9866 index | 1.03 index | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9807 index | 0.9676 index | 1 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.04 index | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 80,321 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Dominican Republic was 1.04 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 index in 1999.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9676 index in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 34th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.