School enrollment, secondary in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: School enrollment, secondary was 70.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Dominican Republic, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Dominican Republic is 70.6%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Dominican Republic peaked at 70.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1999.
Dominican Republic ranks 98th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.7% | 39.7% | 39.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 40.6% | 64.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 63.2% | 70.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 95 Malaysia 72.2% compare
- 96 South Africa 71.9% compare
- 97 Belize 71.1% compare
- 99 Cape Verde 70.4% compare
- 100 Bhutan 70.2% compare
- 101 British Virgin Islands 68.1% compare
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 80,321 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 5.51 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Dominican Republic?
- School enrollment, secondary in Dominican Republic was 70.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1999.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 98th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.