Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominica
Dominica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 5.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominica, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominica stood at 5.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.8% on the previous year and up 130.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominica peaked at 5.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.
That places Dominica 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +35.0% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +25.0% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | +17.8% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 5.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 5.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 1.6% | 5.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 106 Bermuda 5.6% compare
- 107 Anguilla 5.5% compare
- 108 North Macedonia 5.4% compare
- 109 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.3% compare
- 111 Armenia 5.2% compare
- 111 Cape Verde 5.2% compare
More education data for Dominica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 511 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 148 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 679 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4,483 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5,427 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0824 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominica?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominica was 5.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- How does Dominica rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Dominica ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.4%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release