Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 205,006 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
205,006 number
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
47th
of 139 countries
All-time high
513,135 number
in 1999
All-time low
205,006 number
in 2019
Years of data
18
1999–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominican Republic, 1999–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1999200920191999: 513.1k number2000: 465.8k number2002: 324.5k number2004: 460.3k number2005: 421.0k number2007: 270.3k number2008: 327.6k number2009: 310.4k number2010: 286.7k number2011: 294.0k number2012: 306.0k number2013: 275.3k number2014: 280.2k number2015: 239.8k number2016: 233.9k number2017: 247.7k number2018: 269.6k number2019: 205.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominican Republic is 205,006 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.0% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominican Republic peaked at 513,135 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 205,006 number, in 2019.

Dominican Republic ranks 47th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Dominican Republic, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 513,135 number
2000 465,775 number -9.2%
2002 324,542 number -30.3%
2004 460,311 number +41.8%
2005 420,963 number -8.5%
2007 270,338 number -35.8%
2008 327,591 number +21.2%
2009 310,355 number -5.3%
2010 286,705 number -7.6%
2011 294,042 number +2.6%
2012 306,030 number +4.1%
2013 275,290 number -10.0%
2014 280,155 number +1.8%
2015 239,768 number -14.4%
2016 233,911 number -2.4%
2017 247,705 number +5.9%
2018 269,617 number +8.8%
2019 205,006 number -24.0%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 205,006 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70,875 number, 2.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 205,006 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93,214 number, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 513,135 number 513,135 number 513,135 number 1
2000s 368,554 number 270,338 number 465,775 number 7
2010s 263,823 number 205,006 number 306,030 number 10

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 44 Paraguay 256,631 number compare
  2. 45 Ecuador 253,504 number compare
  3. 46 Argentina 238,178 number compare
  4. 48 Tajikistan 194,381 number compare
  5. 49 Peru 183,770 number compare
  6. 50 Panama 176,478 number compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominican Republic?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominican Republic was 205,006 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 513,135 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 205,006 number in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Dominican Republic ranks 47th out of 139 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/