Secondary education, pupils in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Secondary education, pupils was 863,765 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Dominican Republic, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 863,765 for secondary education, pupils in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Dominican Republic peaked at 940,592 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 126,261, in 1971.
Dominican Republic ranks 88th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 217,058 | 126,261 | 318,905 | 9 |
| 1980s | 403,375 | 337,511 | 480,387 | 5 |
| 1990s | 518,882 | 425,216 | 610,519 | 4 |
| 2000s | 823,763 | 653,558 | 934,126 | 7 |
| 2010s | 920,805 | 898,690 | 940,592 | 10 |
| 2020s | 874,402 | 856,499 | 916,659 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Population ages 15-64 65.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.2% (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, total 5.51 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Dominican Republic?
- Secondary education, pupils in Dominican Republic was 863,765 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 940,592 in 2019.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,261 in 1971.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Dominican Republic ranks 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.