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 6.9% 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
In 2023, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Dominican Republic stood at 6.9%.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Dominican Republic peaked at 21.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2021.
That places Dominican Republic 36th 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 | 16.4% | — |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | -31.0% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +48.3% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +50.7% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -27.3% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -46.7% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -47.4% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +53.3% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +50.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.7%, 37% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 6.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.2%, 38% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 11.6% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 5.0% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.0% | 6.9% | 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 6.9% 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 21.1% in 2006.
- 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 3.0% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Dominican Republic ranks 36th 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 46.9%. 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, second 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