How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Venezuela?

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Venezuela: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Dominican Republic

22.0%

in 2019

Venezuela

23.4%

in 2017

Dominican Republic rank

62nd

Venezuela rank

60th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Dominican Republic
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 23.4% against 22.0% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Venezuela ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 62nd and Venezuela ranks 60th of 147 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.9%	50.0%	9.2%	Venezuela
2000s	29.8%	37.2%	7.4%	Venezuela
2010s	25.3%	25.4%	0.1%	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Dominican Republic or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 23.4% against 22.0% in Dominican Republic as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Venezuela?: 1.4%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Venezuela?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Dominican Republic and Venezuela rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Dominican Republic ranks 62nd and Venezuela ranks 60th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.