Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 12,729 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Dominican Republic, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 12,729 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 47.2% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Dominican Republic peaked at 77,484 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12,729 number, in 2019.
That places Dominican Republic 55th out of 133 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 72,886 number | — |
| 2000 | 67,363 number | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 77,484 number | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 73,602 number | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 69,729 number | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 60,247 number | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 61,883 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 61,526 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 58,113 number | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 42,862 number | -26.2% |
| 2010 | 47,403 number | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 50,065 number | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 55,074 number | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 43,851 number | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 37,754 number | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 27,131 number | -28.1% |
| 2016 | 28,870 number | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 24,533 number | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 24,089 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 12,729 number | -47.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 12,729 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,687 number, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 12,729 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,422 number, 5.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,886 number | 72,886 number | 72,886 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 63,645 number | 42,862 number | 77,484 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 35,150 number | 12,729 number | 55,074 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 52 Timor-Leste 15,488 number compare
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 15,180 number compare
- 54 Bulgaria 14,355 number compare
- 56 Hungary 12,243 number compare
- 57 Kuwait 11,891 number compare
- 58 North Macedonia 11,662 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, one year younger than official primary entry in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Dominican Republic was 12,729 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 77,484 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,729 number in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- Dominican Republic ranks 55th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/