Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.7445 modelled data in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.7445 modelled data
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
150th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.01 modelled data
in 2018
All-time low
0.7445 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic stood at 0.7445 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.01 modelled data in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7445 modelled data, in 2025.
Dominican Republic ranks 150th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8333 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8166 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.802 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7955 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8117 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8324 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8507 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.865 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8614 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8586 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8587 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8699 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8851 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8952 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9123 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9366 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.95 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9898 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9655 modelled data | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.895 modelled data | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8359 modelled data | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8 modelled data | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7809 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7615 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.7445 modelled data | -2.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.7445 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8436 modelled data, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.7445 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.886 modelled data, 84% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8327 modelled data | 0.7955 modelled data | 0.865 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9274 modelled data | 0.8587 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.803 modelled data | 0.7445 modelled data | 0.895 modelled data | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic was 0.7445 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 modelled data in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7445 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Dominican Republic ranks 150th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release