Dominican Republic: Children out of school, primary, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Dominican Republic's children out of school, primary, female fell 1.7% on 2023 (from 27,423 to 26,967).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2023), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 51.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 191.9% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 44.7% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Dominican Republic had the 25th highest value of the 72 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Dominican Republic in the 2024 ranking

• Cambodia — 22nd of 72: 46,902
• El Salvador — 23rd of 72: 45,017
• Mauritania — 24th of 72: 43,009
• Chile — 26th of 72: 21,887
• Solomon Islands — 27th of 72: 18,048
• Spain — 28th of 72: 17,236

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 24 values

Children out of school, primary, female in nearby economies

• Bahamas, The — 2,319 (2024)
• Barbados — 1,659 (2024)
• Belize — 2,317 (2024)
• Bolivia — 66,961 (2024)
• Brazil — 128,826 (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 555 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 92 (2024)
• Chile — 21,887 (2024)
• Colombia — 131,157 (2022)
• Costa Rica — 10,421 (2024)
• Cuba

More education data for Dominican Republic

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.17 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 101.94% (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 33.36% (2021)
• Secondary education, pupils — 863,765 (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 76.36% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

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Questions people ask

What is Dominican Republic's children out of school, primary, female?

26,967 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is down 71.5% from 94,617 in 1999 (4.9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 94,617 in 1999 and the lowest 18,394 in 2020.

How does Dominican Republic rank?

25th highest of 72 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary, female unusual for Dominican Republic?

In 2024, Dominican Republic's children out of school, primary, female fell 1.7% on 2023 (from 27,423 to 26,967). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2023), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 51.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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