Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Dominica
Dominica: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.73 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Dominica, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Dominica is 1.73 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Dominica peaked at 1.91 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6596 GPIA, in 2009.
Dominica ranks 6th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Dominica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.12 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.67 GPIA | +48.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9297 GPIA | -44.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6596 GPIA | -29.0% |
| 2015 | 1.88 GPIA | +184.5% |
| 2016 | 1.66 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 1.67 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.82 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 1.86 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.91 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.73 GPIA | -9.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 1.73 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9231 GPIA, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 1.73 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9243 GPIA, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 0.6596 GPIA | 1.67 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.74 GPIA | 1.66 GPIA | 1.88 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.83 GPIA | 1.73 GPIA | 1.91 GPIA | 4 |
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Dominica?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Dominica was 1.73 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6596 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Dominica rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Dominica ranks 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release