Dominican Republic vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Dominican Republic
9.8%
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
10.5%
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
68th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
66th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 68th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 66th of 183 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Dominican Republic ranks 68th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 66th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release