Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Dominica
Dominica: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 5.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Dominica, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Dominica stood at 5.4%.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Dominica peaked at 6.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2015.
That places Dominica 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4.3% | — |
| 1998 | 5.7% | +33.8% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -29.8% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -28.5% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +65.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -22.3% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | +14.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 5.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 5.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.1%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 5.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 42 Norway 5.4% compare
- 43 United States 5.4% compare
- 44 South Korea 5.4% compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 5.3% compare
- 47 France 5.3% compare
- 48 Costa Rica 5.3% 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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Dominica?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Dominica was 5.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
- How does Dominica rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Dominica ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.