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 108,530 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominican Republic, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 108,530 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.
The figure is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominican Republic peaked at 271,797 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 108,530 number, in 2019.
Dominican Republic ranks 47th of 136 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
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 271,797 number | — |
| 2000 | 244,705 number | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 193,842 number | -20.8% |
| 2004 | 242,187 number | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 227,131 number | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 150,986 number | -33.5% |
| 2008 | 178,359 number | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 136,978 number | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 131,173 number | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 144,468 number | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 150,716 number | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 136,310 number | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 138,276 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 119,421 number | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 119,232 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 127,041 number | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 141,145 number | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 108,530 number | -23.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 108,530 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,735 number, 2.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 108,530 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,072 number, 2.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 271,797 number | 271,797 number | 271,797 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 196,313 number | 136,978 number | 244,705 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 131,631 number | 108,530 number | 150,716 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 44 El Salvador 142,070 number compare
- 45 Paraguay 124,538 number compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 110,663 number compare
- 48 Nicaragua 95,634 number compare
- 49 Panama 92,172 number compare
- 50 United Kingdom 83,413 number compare
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
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 108,530 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 271,797 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 108,530 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 136 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 20.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/