Lower secondary completion rate, total in Dominica
Dominica: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 90.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Dominica, 1988–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary completion rate, total in Dominica stood at 90.4%.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Dominica peaked at 107.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 1988.
Dominica ranks 90th of 187 countries on this measure, 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, total in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 85.5% | — |
| 2003 | 107.1% | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 107.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 103.2% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.4% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 87.7% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.5% | 85.5% | 85.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 101.4% | 96.4% | 107.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 87.7% | 98.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Dominica
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 491 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 227 (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 257 (1993)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Dominica?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Dominica was 90.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 107.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 1988.
- How does Dominica rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Dominica ranks 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, total (% 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.