Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 3.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Dominican Republic stood at 3.9%.
The figure is up 197.8% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Dominican Republic peaked at 5.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2018.
Dominican Republic ranks 24th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -26.3% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +131.9% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -48.2% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +45.5% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -32.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +172.6% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -63.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +197.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 3.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 3.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 2.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +197.8% | 1.3% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 3.9% | 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 of primary school age, both sexes in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Dominican Republic was 3.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release