Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male was 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male in Dominican Republic is 4.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 208.2% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, 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, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -37.5% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +94.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -62.1% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +32.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +34.3% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -35.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -42.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +144.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -44.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +208.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 4.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 2.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 4.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 3.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 4.3% | 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, male in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male in Dominican Republic was 4.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male 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, urban, male 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, urban, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release