Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle was 5.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle in Dominican Republic stood at 5.3%.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle in Dominican Republic peaked at 14.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2017.
Dominican Republic ranks 37th 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, middle in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2% | — |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -21.8% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -22.0% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +51.3% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -54.2% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -10.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 5.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 43% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 5.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.3%, 43% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 9.7% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 5.2% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 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, middle in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle in Dominican Republic was 5.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2017.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle?
- Dominican Republic ranks 37th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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, middle 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