Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Dominica
Dominica: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 20.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Dominica, 2007–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 20.8% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Dominica peaked at 20.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2007.
That places Dominica 34th out of 103 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.1% | — |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +31.3% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.1% | 10.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.0% | 17.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 31 Luxembourg 21.6% compare
- 32 South Africa 21.3% compare
- 33 Saint Lucia 21.3% compare
- 35 Uruguay 20.7% compare
- 36 Poland 20.6% compare
- 37 Spain 20.4% compare
More education data for Dominica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 679 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0824 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,721 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4755 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Dominica?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Dominica was 20.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2007.
- How does Dominica rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Dominica ranks 34th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. 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, published as part of Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release