Enrolment in primary education, female in Dominica
Dominica: Enrolment in primary education, female was 2,721 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2,721
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
194th
of 216 countries
All-time high
8,669
in 1977
All-time low
2,721
in 2025
Years of data
49
1971–2025
Enrolment in primary education, female in Dominica, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, enrolment in primary education, female in Dominica stood at 2,721. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Dominica peaked at 8,669 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 2,721, in 2025.
Dominica ranks 194th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8,479 | — |
| 1972 | 8,511 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 8,406 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 8,204 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 8,481 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 8,276 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 8,669 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 8,569 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 8,127 | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 7,669 | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 7,472 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 7,025 | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 6,287 | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 5,940 | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 6,196 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 6,145 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 6,196 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 6,301 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 5,909 | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 6,325 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 6,354 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 6,266 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 5,816 | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 5,688 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 5,522 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 5,275 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 5,053 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 4,772 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 4,596 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 4,337 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 4,189 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 4,076 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 4,015 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3,988 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,997 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,951 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3,815 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 3,783 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 3,661 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3,545 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 3,428 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3,040 | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 2,969 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 2,932 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2,879 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2,871 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,803 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 2,734 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 2,721 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,414 | 8,127 | 8,669 | 9 |
| 1980s | 6,676 | 5,940 | 7,669 | 7 |
| 1990s | 6,167 | 5,816 | 6,354 | 7 |
| 2000s | 4,752 | 4,015 | 5,688 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,618 | 2,969 | 3,997 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,823 | 2,721 | 2,932 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 191 Antigua and Barbuda 4,160 compare
- 192 Aruba 3,818 compare
- 193 American Samoa 3,769 compare
- 195 Marshall Islands 2,649 compare
- 196 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,488 compare
- 197 Cayman Islands 2,191 compare
More education data for Dominica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 227 (1993)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Dominica?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Dominica was 2,721 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 8,669 in 1977.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,721 in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 194th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release