Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second was 1.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Dominican Republic is 1.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2018.
That places Dominican Republic 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -47.2% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +32.1% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -48.6% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +68.4% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +107.5% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -38.3% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -46.3% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +77.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -43.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -27.3% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +135.7% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -37.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +179.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -40.3% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 94% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 1.9% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 4 |
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, second in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Dominican Republic was 1.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second?
- Dominican Republic ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release