Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 68.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Dominican Republic, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 68.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 131st out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 91.7% | — |
| 1999 | 90.6% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 92.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 93.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.2% | 90.6% | 91.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 91.1% | 94.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 77.4% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 68.9% | 73.5% | 5 |
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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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Dominican Republic?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Dominican Republic was 68.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Dominican Republic ranks 131st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release