Unemployment with basic education, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Unemployment with basic education, male was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic 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 basic education.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 3.0% for unemployment with basic education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2022.
That places Dominican Republic 96th out of 130 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, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +41.5% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -28.1% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 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, male in Dominican Republic?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Dominican Republic was 3.0% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 96th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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 basic education, male (% of male 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).