Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 3.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 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, female in Dominican Republic stood at 3.7%.
That represents a change of up 186.5% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 5.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Dominican Republic ranks 25th 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, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -23.7% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -17.2% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +41.7% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -41.2% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +195.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -36.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -53.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +106.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +167.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -72.8% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +37.5% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +186.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 3.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 2.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 3.7% 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, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +195.0% | 1.7% | 5.0% |
| 2024 | +186.5% | 1.3% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 3.7% | 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 children of primary school age, female in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Dominican Republic was 3.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. 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 children of primary school age, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release