Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 13.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominican Republic is 13.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 214.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominican Republic peaked at 16.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2015.
That places Dominican Republic 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +9.3% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | +15.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 13.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 2.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 13.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 2.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 9.8% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.3% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.6% | 13.5% | 6 |
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominican Republic was 13.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Dominican Republic ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.0%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release