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 6,762 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 6,762 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.
The figure is down 46.3% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Dominican Republic peaked at 39,005 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6,762 number, in 2019.
That places Dominican Republic 55th 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 | 38,196 number | — |
| 2000 | 35,611 number | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 39,005 number | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 37,963 number | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 34,698 number | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 31,357 number | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 32,609 number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 32,429 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 30,259 number | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 18,146 number | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 23,546 number | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 25,701 number | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 29,295 number | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 23,533 number | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 20,868 number | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 15,302 number | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 15,898 number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 13,331 number | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 12,602 number | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 6,762 number | -46.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6,762 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,184 number, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 6,762 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,040 number, 6.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,196 number | 38,196 number | 38,196 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 32,453 number | 18,146 number | 39,005 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 18,684 number | 6,762 number | 29,295 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 6,762 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 39,005 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 6,762 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 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 62.7%. 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (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/