Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural was 18.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Dominican Republic is 18.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 151.5% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2021.
Dominican Republic ranks 31st of 68 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, rural in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7% | — |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -55.0% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -45.7% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +26.3% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +151.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 18.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.3%, 99% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 18.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 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 | +151.5% | 7.2% | 18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 13.7% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 6.7% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 3.8% | 18.1% | 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, rural in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Dominican Republic was 18.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Dominican Republic ranks 31st out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. 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, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release