Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 24.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 24.7% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Dominican Republic peaked at 37.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2008.
Dominican Republic ranks 24th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.8% | — |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +52.5% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -27.5% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24.7% | -3.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 24.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 24.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +52.5% | 24.7% | 37.7% |
| 2015 | +28.4% | 19.6% | 25.2% |
| 2021 | -27.5% | 37.7% | 27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 19.3% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 19.6% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 24.7% | 37.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Dominican Republic
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5561 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3757 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,209 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,056 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,888 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,787 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,675 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Dominican Republic?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Dominican Republic was 24.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2008.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Dominican Republic ranks 24th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 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 rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).