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 9.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Dominican Republic, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 9.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2019.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and up 208.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Dominican Republic peaked at 10.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2009.
Dominican Republic ranks 85th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.0% | — |
| 1972 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 9.8% | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 10.4% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 8.0% | -23.5% |
| 1977 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 7.1% | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 7.3% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 6.9% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 5.3% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +23.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -30.3% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +55.0% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 10.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.2% | 9.8% | 10 |
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 vocational in Dominican Republic?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Dominican Republic was 9.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Dominican Republic ranks 85th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 208.1%. 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 (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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