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 65.9% 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 65.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 145th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 91.5% | — |
| 1999 | 90.3% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 92.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 66.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.9% | 90.3% | 91.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 90.7% | 94.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 74.9% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 65.9% | 70.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 562,676 (2024)
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 65.9% 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 94.1% 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 65.9% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Dominican Republic ranks 145th out of 188 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 27.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release