Dominican Republic vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Dominican Republic
25.7%
in 2024
Latin America and the Caribbean
19.3%
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
21st
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
20th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Dominican Republic
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 25.7% against 19.3% in Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 21st and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 20th of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Latin America and the Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 20.8% | 0.7% | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 20.9% | 1.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 20.9% | 7.7% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex, Dominican Republic or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Dominican Republic, at 25.7% against 19.3% in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Dominican Republic and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 6.4%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Dominican Republic ranks 21st and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 20th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.