Share of the population with lower secondary education in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 61.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Dominican Republic, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with lower secondary education in Dominican Republic stood at 61.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with lower secondary education in Dominican Republic peaked at 66.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1970.
Dominican Republic ranks 87th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.0% | — |
| 2000 | 43.0% | +207.1% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +22.5% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 42.5% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 52.6% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 61.6% | 66.4% | 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 the population with lower secondary education in Dominican Republic?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in Dominican Republic was 61.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 87th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with lower secondary education rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.