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 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominican Republic, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominican Republic stood at 5.6%.
The figure is down 33.8% on the previous year and down 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominican Republic peaked at 38.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.
Dominican Republic ranks 110th of 175 countries on this measure, 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 one year before the official primary in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38.1% | — |
| 2000 | 32.7% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -31.3% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -56.2% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -80.5% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +2352.2% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -39.2% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -44.5% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -33.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 5.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.1%, 43% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 5.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +2352.2% | 1.0% | 25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 25.2% | 38.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 5.3% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 1.0% | 25.3% | 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 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 5.6% 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 38.9% in 2002.
- 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 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 110th out of 175 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 68.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release