Unemployment with intermediate education in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Unemployment with intermediate education was 6.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 6.5% for unemployment with intermediate education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Dominican Republic peaked at 11.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2025.
Dominican Republic ranks 55th 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 intermediate education in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -27.0% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.5% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 6.5% | 10.6% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- 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 intermediate education in Dominican Republic?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Dominican Republic was 6.5% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 55th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. 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 intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).