Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both was 79.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
79.0%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
15th
of 29 countries
All-time high
88.6%
in 2014
All-time low
58.3%
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic, 2000–2018

0204060802000200920182000: 58.3 %2001: 61.5 %2002: 65.1 %2003: 66 %2004: 61.5 %2005: 70.1 %2006: 71 %2007: 78.3 %2008: 75.3 %2009: 74.9 %2010: 78 %2011: 84.2 %2012: 76.7 %2013: 82.7 %2014: 88.6 %2015: 85.6 %2016: 86.5 %2017: 81.7 %2018: 79 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic is 79.0%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic peaked at 88.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2000.

Dominican Republic ranks 15th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sexes (%) in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 58.3%
2001 61.5% +5.6%
2002 65.1% +5.8%
2003 66.0% +1.4%
2004 61.5% -6.8%
2005 70.1% +14.1%
2006 71.0% +1.2%
2007 78.3% +10.3%
2008 75.3% -3.8%
2009 74.9% -0.5%
2010 78.0% +4.1%
2011 84.2% +7.9%
2012 76.7% -8.9%
2013 82.7% +7.8%
2014 88.6% +7.2%
2015 85.6% -3.3%
2016 86.5% +1.1%
2017 81.7% -5.7%
2018 79.0% -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 68.2% 58.3% 78.3% 10
2010s 82.5% 76.7% 88.6% 9

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 12 Paraguay 86.0% compare
  2. 13 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 81.8% compare
  3. 14 Mexico 80.5% compare
  4. 16 Uruguay 75.0% compare
  5. 17 Guatemala 74.2% compare
  6. 18 Ghana 72.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Dominican Republic was 79.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2000.
How does Dominican Republic rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both?
Dominican Republic ranks 15th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 309 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/