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 31.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Dominican Republic is 31.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Dominican Republic peaked at 38.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2018.
Dominican Republic ranks 61st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 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 | 38.0% | — |
| 2001 | 37.2% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 31.9% | +3.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 31.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 31.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.8%, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 27.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 18.9% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 22.5% | 31.9% | 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, both in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Dominican Republic was 31.9% in 2025, 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 38.0% in 2000.
- 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 18.9% in 2018.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Dominican Republic ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 61.1%. 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 (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release