Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.7636 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7636 GPIA
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
128th
of 169 countries
All-time high
1.31 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.6634 GPIA
in 2020
Years of data
25
1999–2024
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominican Republic, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominican Republic stood at 0.7636 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.31 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6634 GPIA, in 2020.
Dominican Republic ranks 128th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9575 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9278 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9752 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9543 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9234 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9371 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9603 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.31 GPIA | +35.9% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPIA | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9318 GPIA | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9102 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8878 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8729 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8174 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.871 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9028 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9566 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7877 GPIA | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6634 GPIA | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9218 GPIA | +38.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8876 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8046 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7636 GPIA | -5.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.7636 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9497 GPIA, 80% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.7636 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8988 GPIA, 85% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9575 GPIA | 0.9575 GPIA | 0.9575 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9234 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9005 GPIA | 0.7877 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8082 GPIA | 0.6634 GPIA | 0.9218 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 one year before the official primary in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominican Republic was 0.7636 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6634 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 128th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release