Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest was 2.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Dominican Republic is 2.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Dominican Republic peaked at 11.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2023.
That places Dominican Republic 37th out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, richest in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.5% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -32.3% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +31.3% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -64.0% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +307.4% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -65.5% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -24.4% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +29.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -20.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 38% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3%, 37% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +307.4% | 2.7% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 6.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 2.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 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, richest in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Dominican Republic was 2.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest?
- Dominican Republic ranks 37th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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, richest 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