Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both was 88.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
88.6%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
8th
of 30 countries
All-time high
89.2%
in 2017
All-time low
59.1%
in 2001
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Dominican Republic, 2000–2018

0204060802000200920182000: 64.3 %2001: 59.1 %2002: 64.8 %2003: 69.1 %2004: 73.8 %2005: 71.5 %2006: 77.8 %2007: 73.9 %2008: 78.4 %2009: 77.7 %2010: 77.4 %2011: 79.7 %2012: 84.5 %2013: 85.1 %2014: 87.4 %2015: 84.7 %2016: 88.9 %2017: 89.2 %2018: 88.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Dominican Republic stood at 88.6%.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Dominican Republic peaked at 89.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 2001.

That places Dominican Republic 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexes (%) in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 64.3%
2001 59.1% -8.1%
2002 64.8% +9.7%
2003 69.1% +6.6%
2004 73.8% +6.7%
2005 71.5% -3.0%
2006 77.8% +8.8%
2007 73.9% -5.0%
2008 78.4% +6.1%
2009 77.7% -0.9%
2010 77.4% -0.3%
2011 79.7% +2.9%
2012 84.5% +6.1%
2013 85.1% +0.7%
2014 87.4% +2.7%
2015 84.7% -3.1%
2016 88.9% +5.0%
2017 89.2% +0.3%
2018 88.6% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.0% 59.1% 78.4% 10
2010s 85.0% 77.4% 89.2% 9

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 5 Peru 92.9% compare
  2. 6 Brazil 90.2% compare
  3. 7 Mexico 89.8% compare
  4. 9 Philippines 86.6% compare
  5. 10 Panama 84.5% compare
  6. 11 Uruguay 82.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Dominican Republic?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Dominican Republic was 88.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 2001.
How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both?
Dominican Republic ranks 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 314 data points, 1999–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/