Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural was 0.7025 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in Dominican Republic stood at 0.7025 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.56 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1967 GPIA, in 2013.
Dominican Republic ranks 21st of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.5469 GPIA | -46.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6441 GPIA | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5789 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5172 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6429 GPIA | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6562 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7963 GPIA | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +28.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6667 GPIA | -35.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6111 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | +79.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3438 GPIA | -68.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1967 GPIA | -42.8% |
| 2014 | 0.611 GPIA | +210.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7407 GPIA | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3571 GPIA | -51.8% |
| 2017 | 1.47 GPIA | +312.7% |
| 2018 | 1.56 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -34.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5 GPIA | +47.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8889 GPIA | -40.7% |
| 2022 | 1.17 GPIA | +31.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7273 GPIA | -37.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7025 GPIA | -3.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.7025 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.68 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.7025 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6923 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +312.7% | 0.3571 GPIA | 1.47 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7092 GPIA | 0.5172 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8001 GPIA | 0.1967 GPIA | 1.56 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9971 GPIA | 0.7025 GPIA | 1.5 GPIA | 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, rural in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in Dominican Republic was 0.7025 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1967 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural?
- Dominican Republic ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release