Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 36,483 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
36,483 number
Change on year
down 41.4%
World rank
55th
of 148 countries
All-time high
105,321 number
in 1999
All-time low
36,419 number
in 2015
Years of data
18
1999–2019

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

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1999200920191999: 105.3k number2000: 94.8k number2002: 46.4k number2004: 89.8k number2005: 80.8k number2007: 54.0k number2008: 71.8k number2009: 67.1k number2010: 61.3k number2011: 49.6k number2012: 56.0k number2013: 46.4k number2014: 55.4k number2015: 36.4k number2016: 45.7k number2017: 55.1k number2018: 62.3k number2019: 36.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Dominican Republic stood at 36,483 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.4% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Dominican Republic peaked at 105,321 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 36,419 number, in 2015.

Dominican Republic ranks 55th of 148 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Dominican Republic, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 105,321 number
2000 94,756 number -10.0%
2002 46,384 number -51.0%
2004 89,834 number +93.7%
2005 80,813 number -10.0%
2007 54,006 number -33.2%
2008 71,789 number +32.9%
2009 67,130 number -6.5%
2010 61,301 number -8.7%
2011 49,554 number -19.2%
2012 55,967 number +12.9%
2013 46,393 number -17.1%
2014 55,414 number +19.4%
2015 36,419 number -34.3%
2016 45,748 number +25.6%
2017 55,088 number +20.4%
2018 62,305 number +13.1%
2019 36,483 number -41.4%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 36,483 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,685 number, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 36,483 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,908 number, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 105,321 number 105,321 number 105,321 number 1
2000s 72,102 number 46,384 number 94,756 number 7
2010s 50,467 number 36,419 number 62,305 number 10

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 52 Peru 37,593 number compare
  2. 53 Poland 37,012 number compare
  3. 54 Bulgaria 36,586 number compare
  4. 56 Puerto Rico 35,635 number compare
  5. 57 Jamaica 34,770 number compare
  6. 58 Korea 31,090 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Dominican Republic?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Dominican Republic was 36,483 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 105,321 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 36,419 number in 2015.
How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Dominican Republic ranks 55th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/