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 5,967 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
In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Dominican Republic stood at 5,967 number. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.1% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Dominican Republic peaked at 38,479 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5,967 number, in 2019.
That places Dominican Republic 54th out of 132 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 | 34,690 number | — |
| 2000 | 31,752 number | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 38,479 number | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 35,639 number | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 35,031 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 28,890 number | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 29,274 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 29,097 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 27,854 number | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 24,716 number | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 23,857 number | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 24,364 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 25,779 number | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 20,318 number | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 16,886 number | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 11,829 number | -29.9% |
| 2016 | 12,972 number | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 11,202 number | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 11,487 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 5,967 number | -48.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 5,967 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,934 number, 3.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 5,967 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 690.5 number, 8.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,690 number | 34,690 number | 34,690 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 31,192 number | 24,716 number | 38,479 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 16,466 number | 5,967 number | 25,779 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 5,967 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 38,479 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 5,967 number in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- Dominican Republic ranks 54th out of 132 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 75.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/