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 6.7% 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 6.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 76.3% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Dominican Republic peaked at 16.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2022.
Dominican Republic ranks 22nd of 28 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, rural in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +54.1% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -57.1% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +64.9% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -41.9% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +76.3% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -59.3% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +107.0% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +60.4% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -44.4% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -47.8% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +40.4% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -35.2% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +76.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.5%, 38% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 6.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.7%, 49% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 7.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 4.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.8% | 6.7% | 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 6.7% 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 16.8% in 2002.
- 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 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Dominican Republic ranks 22nd out of 28 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 33.7%. 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, 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