Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 25.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Dominican Republic, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Dominican Republic is 25.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Dominican Republic peaked at 37.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2017.
That places Dominican Republic 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.6% | — |
| 2006 | 25.8% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -0.7% |
| 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 | 25.8% | +0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 25.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 25.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 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% |
| 2021 | -27.5% | 37.7% | 27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 25.4% | 26.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 24.3% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 25.7% | 37.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 (% of) in Dominican Republic?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Dominican Republic was 25.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 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 (% of) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2017.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).