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 27.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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, female in Dominican Republic is 27.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 34.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2018.
That places Dominican Republic 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.5% | — |
| 2001 | 33.4% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 27.1% | +2.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 27.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 27.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 24.9% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 19.0% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 21.3% | 27.1% | 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, female in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Dominican Republic was 27.1% in 2025, 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 34.5% in 2000.
- 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 19.0% in 2018.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 41.1%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release