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 7.4% 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 7.4%.
The figure is down 30.2% on the previous year and down 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominican Republic peaked at 39.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
That places Dominican Republic 108th out of 175 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 one year before the official primary in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39.8% | — |
| 2000 | 35.2% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -41.0% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -46.8% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -76.9% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +1664.8% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -36.9% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -38.8% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -30.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 7.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3%, 48% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 7.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.3%, 89% of 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 | +1664.8% | 1.6% | 27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 39.8% | 39.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 17.5% | 37.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 6.7% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 1.6% | 27.4% | 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 7.4% 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 39.8% in 1999.
- 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 1.6% in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 108th 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 64.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release