Children out of school, female in Dominica
Dominica: Children out of school, female was 5.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, female in Dominica, 1975–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, female in Dominica is 5.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 121.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Dominica peaked at 13.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2006.
Dominica ranks 79th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.7% | — |
| 1976 | 11.3% | +16.6% |
| 1977 | 6.5% | -42.7% |
| 1979 | 9.1% | +39.9% |
| 1980 | 13.1% | +45.1% |
| 1981 | 12.0% | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 13.1% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -81.9% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +323.9% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -66.2% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -28.3% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +98.9% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +65.7% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +3.9% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 5.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 5.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 6.5% | 11.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 2.4% | 11.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 2.7% | 8.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 76 Saint Lucia 6.4% compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 6.2% compare
- 78 South Africa 5.9% compare
- 80 Serbia 5.9% compare
- 81 Georgia 5.9% compare
- 82 Bulgaria 5.8% 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 children out of school, female in Dominica?
- Children out of school, female in Dominica was 5.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2006.
- How does Dominica rank for children out of school, female?
- Dominica ranks 79th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.