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

Latest (2019)
5,967 number
Change on year
down 48.1%
World rank
54th
of 132 countries
All-time high
38,479 number
in 2002
All-time low
5,967 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

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1999200920191999: 34.7k number2000: 31.8k number2002: 38.5k number2003: 35.6k number2004: 35.0k number2005: 28.9k number2006: 29.3k number2007: 29.1k number2008: 27.9k number2009: 24.7k number2010: 23.9k number2011: 24.4k number2012: 25.8k number2013: 20.3k number2014: 16.9k number2015: 11.8k number2016: 13.0k number2017: 11.2k number2018: 11.5k number2019: 6.0k number

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 51 Kyrgyzstan 6,907 number compare
  2. 52 Argentina 6,696 number compare
  3. 53 Hungary 6,381 number compare
  4. 55 North Macedonia 5,598 number compare
  5. 56 Czechia 5,594 number compare
  6. 57 Thailand 5,014 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 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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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 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/