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

Latest (2019)
108,530 number
Change on year
down 23.1%
World rank
47th
of 136 countries
All-time high
271,797 number
in 1999
All-time low
108,530 number
in 2019
Years of data
18
1999–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1999200920191999: 271.8k number2000: 244.7k number2002: 193.8k number2004: 242.2k number2005: 227.1k number2007: 151.0k number2008: 178.4k number2009: 137.0k number2010: 131.2k number2011: 144.5k number2012: 150.7k number2013: 136.3k number2014: 138.3k number2015: 119.4k number2016: 119.2k number2017: 127.0k number2018: 141.1k number2019: 108.5k number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Dominican Republic, 1999 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 44 El Salvador 142,070 number compare
  2. 45 Paraguay 124,538 number compare
  3. 46 Uzbekistan 110,663 number compare
  4. 48 Nicaragua 95,634 number compare
  5. 49 Panama 92,172 number compare
  6. 50 United Kingdom 83,413 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 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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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 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/