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 11.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 11.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Dominican Republic peaked at 16.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2019.
That places Dominican Republic 19th out of 25 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, urban in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +27.4% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -32.0% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +84.3% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -34.6% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +40.2% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -41.5% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +30.2% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -34.4% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +30.7% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -40.2% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +12.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 11.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.2%, 81% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 11.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 78% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 8.3% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 6.3% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 7.1% | 11.5% | 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, urban in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Dominican Republic was 11.5% in 2023, 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 16.4% in 2010.
- 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 6.3% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Dominican Republic ranks 19th out of 25 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 up 40.2%. 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, poorest 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