Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.8384 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8384 modelled data
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
138th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.2 modelled data
in 2011
All-time low
0.8384 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic stood at 0.8384 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.2 modelled data in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8384 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Dominican Republic 138th out of 204 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9702 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9814 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9806 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9801 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.986 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.02 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.05 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.09 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.14 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.18 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.18 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.13 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 modelled data | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9833 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9508 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9355 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9077 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8857 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8701 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8588 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8495 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8384 modelled data | -1.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.8384 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9199 modelled data, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.8384 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 modelled data, 84% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 modelled data | 0.9702 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 modelled data | 0.9355 modelled data | 1.2 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8684 modelled data | 0.8384 modelled data | 0.9077 modelled data | 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic was 0.8384 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 modelled data in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8384 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Dominican Republic ranks 138th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release