Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 22.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Dominican Republic, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Dominican Republic stood at 22.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 43.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2007.
Dominican Republic ranks 64th of 142 countries on this measure, 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, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.1% | — |
| 2000 | 39.0% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -37.0% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +30.1% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -11.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 22.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.4%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 22.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.6%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 43.1% | 43.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 21.5% | 39.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 22.9% | 28.7% | 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, male in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Dominican Republic was 22.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 64th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.