NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 24.69 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
24.69
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
9th
of 68 countries
All-time high
37.7
in 2020
All-time low
24.34
in 2017
Years of data
11
2015–2025

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Dominican Republic, 2015–2025

0102030402015202020252015: 25.22016: 25.42017: 24.32018: 24.52019: 24.72020: 37.72021: 27.32022: 26.62023: 25.72024: 25.72025: 24.7

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2025, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Dominican Republic stood at 24.69.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Dominican Republic peaked at 37.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.34, in 2017.

That places Dominican Republic 9th out of 68 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Dominican Republic, 2015 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2015 25.23
2016 25.37 +0.6%
2017 24.34 -4.1%
2018 24.5 +0.7%
2019 24.73 +0.9%
2020 37.7 +52.5%
2021 27.33 -27.5%
2022 26.61 -2.6%
2023 25.68 -3.5%
2024 25.69 +0.0%
2025 24.69 -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 24.83 24.34 25.37 5
2020s 27.95 24.69 37.7 6

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 6 Belize 27.38
  2. 7 Zambia 26.69 compare
  3. 8 Angola 24.9 compare
  4. 10 Ghana 23.91 compare
  5. 11 Türkiye 23.33 compare
  6. 12 Saint Lucia 22.63 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Dominican Republic?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Dominican Republic was 24.69 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 37.7 in 2020.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 24.34 in 2017.
How does Dominican Republic rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Dominican Republic ranks 9th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
68 places, 1,169 data points, 1987–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.