Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 14.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Dominican Republic, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 14.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 152.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Dominican Republic peaked at 14.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2009.
That places Dominican Republic 65th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.3% | — |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +32.5% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +53.5% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 5.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.9% | 14.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 62 Burundi 14.9% compare
- 63 Montserrat 14.7%
- 64 Sierra Leone 14.6%
- 66 French Polynesia 14.3%
- 67 Germany 14.0% compare
- 68 Iceland 13.8% compare
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 vocational in Dominican Republic?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Dominican Republic was 14.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Dominican Republic ranks 65th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release