Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Dominica
Dominica: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Dominica, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Dominica is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 52.7% on the previous year and down 96.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Dominica peaked at 29.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
That places Dominica 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 18.1% | 29.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More education data for Dominica
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 552 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.48 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Dominica?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Dominica was 0.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Dominica rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Dominica ranks 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.