Which has higher adolescents out of school, Dominican Republic or Turks and Caicos Islands?

Turks and Caicos Islands, at 10.5% against 9.8% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.

What is the difference in adolescents out of school between Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos Islands?

0.7%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos Islands?

9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Adolescents out of school

Dominican Republic

9.8%

in 2024

Turks and Caicos Islands

10.5%

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

66th

Turks and Caicos Islands rank

64th

Adolescents out of school over time

Dominican Republic
Turks and Caicos Islands

How they compare

Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 10.5% against 9.8% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 64th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Turks and Caicos Islands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19.1%	10.5%	8.6%	Dominican Republic
2000s	15.7%	8.5%	7.2%	Dominican Republic
2010s	4.0%	22.6%	18.6%	Turks and Caicos Islands
2020s	11.3%	12.3%	1.0%	Turks and Caicos Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescents out of school, Dominican Republic or Turks and Caicos Islands?: Turks and Caicos Islands, at 10.5% against 9.8% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in adolescents out of school between Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos Islands?: 0.7%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos Islands?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for adolescents out of school?: Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 64th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age)
Unit: % of lower secondary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 3,292 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.