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 1.8% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Dominican Republic is 1.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.9% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Dominican Republic peaked at 11.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2023.
Dominican Republic ranks 34th of 38 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, urban in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -21.6% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +47.8% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -36.3% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +69.2% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -31.8% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -37.8% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +34.8% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +31.6% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +268.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -31.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -58.7% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +26.9% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -40.5% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +72.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -46.5% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -37.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.4%, 33% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 34% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 4.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 2.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 4.3% | 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 1.8% 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 11.0% in 2004.
- 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 1.8% in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Dominican Republic ranks 34th out of 38 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 down 28.0%. 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, 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