Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both 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, urban, both in Dominican Republic stood at 4.2%.
That represents a change of up 201.0% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Dominican Republic peaked at 5.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2018.
That places Dominican Republic 19th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, urban, both in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +131.4% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -53.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +88.9% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -29.2% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +159.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -53.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +201.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 4.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 2.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 4.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 3.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both 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 | +201.0% | 1.4% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 4.2% | 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, urban, both in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Dominican Republic was 4.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both 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, urban, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release