Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ in Dominica
Dominica: Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ was 8.31 millions in 2020. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ in Dominica, 1989–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 8.31 millions for government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ in Dominica peaked at 13.79 millions in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.31 millions, in 2020.
That places Dominica 144th out of 148 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ in Dominica, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 11.01 millions | — |
| 1998 | 13.79 millions | +25.3% |
| 2007 | 9.02 millions | -34.6% |
| 2008 | 11.83 millions | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 9.79 millions | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 10.52 millions | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 10.39 millions | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 9.36 millions | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 9.3 millions | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 9.69 millions | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 8.31 millions | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.01 millions | 11.01 millions | 11.01 millions | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.79 millions | 13.79 millions | 13.79 millions | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.21 millions | 9.02 millions | 11.83 millions | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.85 millions | 9.3 millions | 10.52 millions | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.31 millions | 8.31 millions | 8.31 millions | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 141 Central African Republic 17.33 millions compare
- 142 Comoros 15.01 millions compare
- 143 Samoa 12.68 millions compare
- 145 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.18 millions compare
- 146 Tonga 7.86 millions compare
- 147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.26 millions 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 government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ in Dominica?
- Government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ in Dominica was 8.31 millions in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.79 millions in 1998.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.31 millions in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for government expenditure on primary education, constant us$?
- Dominica ranks 144th out of 148 countries with data for 2020.
- Is government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release