Unemployment with basic education in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Unemployment with basic education was 5.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 5.2% for unemployment with basic education in 2025.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Dominican Republic peaked at 8.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2020.
Dominican Republic ranks 78th of 130 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 basic education in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +45.9% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.7% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.1% | 6.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 75 Cayman Islands 5.7% compare
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- 79 Paraguay 5.0% compare
- 80 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.0% compare
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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 in Dominican Republic?
- Unemployment with basic education in Dominican Republic was 5.2% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 78th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 (% of total 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).