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 6.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 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, rural in Dominican Republic is 6.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Dominican Republic peaked at 20.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2021.
That places Dominican Republic 34th out of 37 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, rural in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.6% | — |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -24.6% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -59.4% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +211.5% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -63.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +114.9% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -75.2% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +65.6% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +13.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 35% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 6.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.6%, 34% of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +211.5% | 5.2% | 16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 12.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 4.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 3.2% | 12.9% | 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, rural in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Dominican Republic was 6.0% in 2023, 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 20.0% in 2001.
- 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 3.2% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Dominican Republic ranks 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 down 53.1%. 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, rural, 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