Adolescents out of school, female in Dominica
Dominica: Adolescents out of school, female was 12.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, female in Dominica, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, female in Dominica is 12.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Dominica peaked at 12.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2009.
Dominica ranks 57th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adolescents out of school, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -35.5% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -41.9% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +335.2% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +67.1% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 12.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 12.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 54 Bangladesh 12.8% compare
- 55 Ecuador 12.6% compare
- 56 Philippines 12.4% compare
- 58 Zimbabwe 11.7% compare
- 59 Mauritius 11.6% compare
- 60 Timor-Leste 10.8% compare
More education data for Dominica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 511 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 148 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 679 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4,483 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5,427 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0824 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Dominica?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Dominica was 12.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2009.
- How does Dominica rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Dominica ranks 57th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.