Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 22.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Dominican Republic, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 22.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Dominican Republic peaked at 40.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2007.
That places Dominican Republic 62nd out of 147 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 40.9% | — |
| 2000 | 37.2% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -39.7% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -10.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 22.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 22.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.9% | 40.9% | 40.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 19.5% | 37.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 22.0% | 27.5% | 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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Dominican Republic was 22.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 62nd out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.