Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 16,474 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Dominican Republic, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Dominican Republic stood at 16,474 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.8% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 30,986 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,832 number, in 2014.
Dominican Republic ranks 56th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30,658 number | — |
| 2000 | 26,653 number | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 10,737 number | -59.7% |
| 2005 | 8,883 number | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 9,750 number | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 5,979 number | -38.7% |
| 2009 | 18,334 number | +206.6% |
| 2010 | 18,503 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 14,808 number | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 14,926 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 6,154 number | -58.8% |
| 2014 | 5,832 number | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 19,568 number | +235.5% |
| 2017 | 25,281 number | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 30,986 number | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 16,474 number | -46.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 16,474 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,894 number, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 16,474 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,934 number, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,658 number | 30,658 number | 30,658 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 13,389 number | 5,979 number | 26,653 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 16,948 number | 5,832 number | 30,986 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 45,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,685 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Dominican Republic was 16,474 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 30,986 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,832 number in 2014.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 56th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.