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

Latest (2019)
12,729 number
Change on year
down 47.2%
World rank
55th
of 133 countries
All-time high
77,484 number
in 2002
All-time low
12,729 number
in 2019
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Dominican Republic, 1999–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1999200920191999: 72.9k number2000: 67.4k number2002: 77.5k number2003: 73.6k number2004: 69.7k number2005: 60.2k number2006: 61.9k number2007: 61.5k number2008: 58.1k number2009: 42.9k number2010: 47.4k number2011: 50.1k number2012: 55.1k number2013: 43.9k number2014: 37.8k number2015: 27.1k number2016: 28.9k number2017: 24.5k number2018: 24.1k number2019: 12.7k number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Dominican Republic, 1999 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 52 Timor-Leste 15,488 number compare
  2. 53 Kyrgyzstan 15,180 number compare
  3. 54 Bulgaria 14,355 number compare
  4. 56 Hungary 12,243 number compare
  5. 57 Kuwait 11,891 number compare
  6. 58 North Macedonia 11,662 number compare

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/