Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban was 0.8106 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.8106 GPIA
Change on year
up 29.4%
World rank
28th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 2000
All-time low
0.3827 GPIA
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.8106 GPIA for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in 2024.
That represents a change of up 29.4% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3827 GPIA, in 2019.
Dominican Republic ranks 28th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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, urban in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.14 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7023 GPIA | -38.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8727 GPIA | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9479 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPIA | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.888 GPIA | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8696 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6541 GPIA | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +55.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8794 GPIA | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.94 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4512 GPIA | -57.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5139 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4938 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3827 GPIA | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5455 GPIA | +42.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6081 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4409 GPIA | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6264 GPIA | +42.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8106 GPIA | +29.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.8106 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.89 GPIA, 91% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.8106 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.89 GPIA, 91% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.921 GPIA | 0.6541 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7867 GPIA | 0.3827 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6063 GPIA | 0.4409 GPIA | 0.8106 GPIA | 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, urban in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Dominican Republic was 0.8106 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3827 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Dominican Republic ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release