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 72.5% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Dominican Republic stood at 72.5%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Dominican Republic peaked at 95.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 114th out of 188 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 | 91.9% | — |
| 1999 | 91.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 91.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 93.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 72.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.5% | 91.1% | 91.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 91.6% | 95.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 80.2% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 72.5% | 76.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- 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)
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 72.5% 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 95.8% 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 72.5% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Dominican Republic ranks 114th 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 22.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release