Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Dominica
Dominica: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 23.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Dominica, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Dominica stood at 23.0%.
That represents a change of up 24.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Dominica peaked at 25.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2022.
Dominica ranks 74th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | +21.7% |
| 2025 | 23.0% | +24.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 23.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 23.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 19.7% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 16.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 14.0% | 23.0% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Dominica?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Dominica was 23.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2022.
- How does Dominica rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Dominica ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 youth of upper 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