Lower secondary completion rate, female in Dominica
Dominica: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 81.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Dominica, 1988–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 81.7% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Dominica peaked at 110.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 2023.
That places Dominica 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 89.9% | — |
| 2003 | 108.7% | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 108.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 105.5% | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 110.5% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 101.3% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 102.4% | 88.0% | 110.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 81.9% | 101.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 119 Tajikistan 83.3% compare
- 120 Belize 82.8% compare
- 121 Morocco 82.7% compare
- 123 British Virgin Islands 81.2% compare
- 124 Azerbaijan 80.3% compare
- 125 Sao Tome and Principe 80.1% compare
More education data for Dominica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,483 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.5405 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,177 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,306 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,355 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.45 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Dominica?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Dominica was 81.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 110.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Dominica ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.