Unemployment with advanced education, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 5.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with advanced education, female in Dominican Republic stood at 5.0%.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 10.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2009.
That places Dominican Republic 64th out of 126 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +45.9% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +43.6% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +55.3% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -36.5% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -43.7% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 5.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 5.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.6%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.4% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.5% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.0% | 10.0% | 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 unemployment with advanced education, female in Dominican Republic?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Dominican Republic was 5.0% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 64th out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).