Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 13.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Dominican Republic stood at 13.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.5% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Dominican Republic peaked at 13.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2021.
That places Dominican Republic 35th out of 71 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -46.0% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +75.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 13.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 13.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.8%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +75.5% | 7.4% | 13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 5.8% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 5.6% | 13.0% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Dominican Republic was 13.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Dominican Republic ranks 35th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release