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 96,476 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
96,476 number
Change on year
down 24.9%
World rank
48th
of 137 countries
All-time high
241,338 number
in 1999
All-time low
96,476 number
in 2019
Years of data
18
1999–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1999200920191999: 241.3k number2000: 221.1k number2002: 130.7k number2004: 218.1k number2005: 193.8k number2007: 119.4k number2008: 149.2k number2009: 173.4k number2010: 155.5k number2011: 149.6k number2012: 155.3k number2013: 139.0k number2014: 141.9k number2015: 120.3k number2016: 114.7k number2017: 120.7k number2018: 128.5k number2019: 96.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 96,476 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.9% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominican Republic peaked at 241,338 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 96,476 number, in 2019.

That places Dominican Republic 48th out of 137 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female (number) in Dominican Republic, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 241,338 number
2000 221,070 number -8.4%
2002 130,700 number -40.9%
2004 218,124 number +66.9%
2005 193,832 number -11.1%
2007 119,352 number -38.4%
2008 149,232 number +25.0%
2009 173,377 number +16.2%
2010 155,532 number -10.3%
2011 149,574 number -3.8%
2012 155,314 number +3.8%
2013 138,980 number -10.5%
2014 141,879 number +2.1%
2015 120,347 number -15.2%
2016 114,679 number -4.7%
2017 120,664 number +5.2%
2018 128,472 number +6.5%
2019 96,476 number -24.9%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 96,476 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,264 number, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 96,476 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44,532 number, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 241,338 number 241,338 number 241,338 number 1
2000s 172,241 number 119,352 number 221,070 number 7
2010s 132,192 number 96,476 number 155,532 number 10

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 45 Tajikistan 128,925 number compare
  2. 46 Ukraine 106,880 number compare
  3. 47 Ecuador 102,785 number compare
  4. 49 Panama 84,306 number compare
  5. 50 Argentina 80,216 number compare
  6. 51 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 79,306 number compare

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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 96,476 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 241,338 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 96,476 number in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Dominican Republic ranks 48th out of 137 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 44.4%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 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/