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 9.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 9.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 182.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Dominica peaked at 9.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2018.
Dominica ranks 74th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +35.9% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +34.0% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +22.5% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 3.1% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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 9.9% 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 9.9% 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 2.8% in 2018.
- How does Dominica rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Dominica ranks 74th 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 182.9%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release