Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training was 30.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: ILO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Dominican Republic stood at 30.8%.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Dominican Republic peaked at 44.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2012.
That places Dominican Republic 21st out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.5% | — |
| 2001 | 29.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | +44.8% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | -24.0% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | -2.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 30.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.1%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 30.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.6%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +44.8% | 30.5% | 44.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 25.9% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 25.4% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 30.8% | 44.1% | 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 share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Dominican Republic?
- Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Dominican Republic was 30.8% in 2023, according to ILO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2012.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training?
- Dominican Republic ranks 21st out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ILO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of women aged 15–24 who are not in education, employment, or vocational training.