Share of young people not in education, employment or training in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of young people not in education, employment or training was 25.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of young people not in education, employment or training in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 25.7% for share of young people not in education, employment or training in 2024.
The figure is up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young people not in education, employment or training in Dominican Republic peaked at 37.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2008.
That places Dominican Republic 18th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of young people not in education, employment or training in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +52.4% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -27.5% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 19.3% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 19.6% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 25.7% | 37.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 414,488 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.121 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 343,376 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 532,998 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 62,598 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,723 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 351,889 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.9514 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of young people not in education, employment or training in Dominican Republic?
- Share of young people not in education, employment or training in Dominican Republic was 25.7% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young people not in education, employment or training recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of young people not in education, employment or training recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2008.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of young people not in education, employment or training?
- Dominican Republic ranks 18th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young people not in education, employment or training rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young people not in education, employment or training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of people aged 15–24 who are not in education (formal education or short courses), employment (worked in paid work or self-employment), or training (non-academic skill-building activities). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.