Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 89.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Dominican Republic, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Dominican Republic stood at 89.7%.
That represents a change of down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Dominican Republic peaked at 97.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 2021.
Dominican Republic ranks 126th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 95.1% | — |
| 1999 | 94.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.9% | 94.6% | 95.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 94.9% | 97.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 91.9% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 89.1% | 90.5% | 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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Dominican Republic?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Dominican Republic was 89.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Dominican Republic ranks 126th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release