Unemployment with basic education, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Unemployment with basic education, female was 9.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic 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 basic education.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 9.3% for unemployment with basic education, female in 2025.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 13.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2020.
That places Dominican Republic 52nd out of 129 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -33.4% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +78.0% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -26.0% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 7.6% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 6.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 6.5% | 11.5% | 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 unemployment with basic education, female in Dominican Republic?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Dominican Republic was 9.3% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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 basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).