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 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominican Republic, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 8.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and up 160.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominican Republic peaked at 17.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2008.
That places Dominican Republic 72nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.6% | — |
| 2000 | 15.1% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -58.4% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -39.5% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +213.3% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -57.5% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +81.6% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +43.3% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +25.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -44.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +113.3% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -11.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 8.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 8.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 3.0% | 15.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 3.1% | 10.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 7.3% | 15.7% | 5 |
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 8.2% in 2024, 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 17.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2008.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Dominican Republic ranks 72nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 160.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release