Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Dominican Republic, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Dominican Republic is 6.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Dominican Republic peaked at 17.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2015.
Dominican Republic ranks 74th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.0% | — |
| 2000 | 13.4% | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -54.1% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +104.1% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -33.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +28.4% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -47.5% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +28.9% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -41.5% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +43.7% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +25.5% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -35.6% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +142.1% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -13.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 6.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.6%, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 5.2% | 13.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 5.1% | 12.3% | 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Dominican Republic was 6.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Dominican Republic ranks 74th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release