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.