Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Dominican Republic

Share of children out of school in the Dominican Republic in 2024 — 4.93%. Ranked 70 in the world out of 120. Since 1972, the indicator has fallen by 20.8 pp.

2024 4.93% −0.05 pp vs 2023
World rank 70of 120
Period maximum 25.73%1972
Period minimum 3.74%2020

Trend over time

1972–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Dominican Republic, 1972–2024010203019721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 25.73%1999: 16.32%2000: 12.65%2002: 5.85%2003: 9.25%2004: 14.51%2005: 13.25%2006: 14.35%2007: 8.26%2008: 11.87%2009: 4.06%2010: 4.56%2011: 4.41%2012: 5.48%2013: 5.72%2014: 7.45%2015: 3.94%2016: 3.79%2017: 4.77%2018: 5.53%2019: 3.86%2020: 3.74%2021: 10.21%2022: 6.01%2023: 4.97%2024: 4.93%
Change over the period: −20.8 pp Annual average: -0.4 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic 4.93%
Share of children out of school — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.93 −0.05 pp
2023 4.97 −1.04 pp
2022 6.01 −4.2 pp
2021 10.21 +6.47 pp
2020 3.74 −0.13 pp
2019 3.86 −1.67 pp
2018 5.53 +0.77 pp
2017 4.77 +0.97 pp
2016 3.79 −0.15 pp
2015 3.94 −3.51 pp
2014 7.45 +1.73 pp
2013 5.72 +0.24 pp
2012 5.48 +1.08 pp
2011 4.41 −0.15 pp
2010 4.56 +0.5 pp
2009 4.06 −7.82 pp
2008 11.87 +3.62 pp
2007 8.26 −6.09 pp
2006 14.35 +1.1 pp
2005 13.25 −1.25 pp
2004 14.51 +5.26 pp
2003 9.25 +3.4 pp
2002 5.85
2000 12.65 −3.67 pp
1999 16.32
1972 25.73

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.