Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 11.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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, female in Dominican Republic stood at 11.7%.
That represents a change of up 108.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 13.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2019.
Dominican Republic ranks 40th of 72 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -64.5% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +108.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 11.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 95% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 11.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.5%, 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, female 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 | +108.9% | 5.6% | 11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 3.5% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.1% | 11.7% | 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, female in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Dominican Republic was 11.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 40th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release