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

Latest (2019)
6,762 number
Change on year
down 46.3%
World rank
55th
of 132 countries
All-time high
39,005 number
in 2002
All-time low
6,762 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: 38.2k number2000: 35.6k number2002: 39.0k number2003: 38.0k number2004: 34.7k number2005: 31.4k number2006: 32.6k number2007: 32.4k number2008: 30.3k number2009: 18.1k number2010: 23.5k number2011: 25.7k number2012: 29.3k number2013: 23.5k number2014: 20.9k number2015: 15.3k number2016: 15.9k number2017: 13.3k number2018: 12.6k number2019: 6.8k number

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 52 Timor-Leste 8,132 number compare
  2. 53 Bulgaria 7,041 number compare
  3. 54 Kuwait 6,985 number compare
  4. 56 Oman 6,134 number compare
  5. 57 North Macedonia 6,064 number compare
  6. 58 Hungary 5,862 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 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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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 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/