Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominica
Dominica: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0 GPIA in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 GPIA
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
154th
of 169 countries
All-time high
2 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0 GPIA
in 2001
Years of data
9
1999–2023
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominica, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominica peaked at 2 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Dominica 154th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0 GPIA | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5247 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9896 GPIA | +88.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5429 GPIA | -45.1% |
| 2020 | 0 GPIA | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 GPIA | — |
| 2022 | 0.0727 GPIA | — |
| 2023 | 0 GPIA | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6857 GPIA | 0.5247 GPIA | 0.9896 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0182 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 0.0727 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 151 San Marino 0.2031 GPIA compare
- 152 Marshall Islands 0.1504 GPIA compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 0.062 GPIA compare
- 154 Anguilla 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Albania 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cook Islands 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Colombia 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Costa Rica 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cyprus 0 GPIA compare
- 154 France 0 GPIA compare
- 154 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Croatia 0 GPIA compare
- 154 India 0 GPIA
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Liechtenstein 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Peru 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Poland 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Portugal 0 GPIA 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 children one year before the official primary in Dominica?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Dominica was 0 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 2 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Dominica ranks 154th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release