Unemployment with advanced education, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Unemployment with advanced education, male was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education, male in Dominican Republic is 3.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 33.1% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 5.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2013.
Dominican Republic ranks 72nd of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -25.1% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +46.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -25.6% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +47.4% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +61.4% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -34.1% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -35.1% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +150.3% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -38.4% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +33.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -47.9% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +47.3% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -22.3% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +33.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 3.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 77% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 3.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.1% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 70 Ireland 3.5% compare
- 71 Cape Verde 3.5% compare
- 73 Cyprus 3.4% compare
- 74 Honduras 3.4% compare
- 75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.4% compare
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, male in Dominican Republic?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in Dominican Republic was 3.5% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2013.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 72nd out of 127 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male 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).