Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Dominican Republic is 88.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 2010.
That places Dominican Republic 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.1% | — |
| 2001 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 90.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 89.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.2% | 88.1% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 86.7% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 88.0% | 94.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 9 Costa Rica 89.7% compare
- 10 Colombia 89.5% compare
- 11 Ecuador 88.8% compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 87.1% compare
- 14 Armenia 86.9% compare
- 15 El Salvador 86.5% compare
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 total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Dominican Republic?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Dominican Republic was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, published as part of Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release