Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth was 5.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 5.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.9% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Dominican Republic peaked at 17.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2020.
Dominican Republic ranks 36th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +36.2% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +36.5% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -39.0% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +42.9% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -32.7% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +39.6% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -44.0% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +51.9% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -41.3% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +40.8% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -40.6% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +27.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 5.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 53% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 5.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.5%, 58% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 9.6% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 4.4% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 4 |
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, fourth in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Dominican Republic was 5.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth?
- Dominican Republic ranks 36th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release