Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Dominica
Dominica: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 4.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Dominica, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 4.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Dominica peaked at 19.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2024.
That places Dominica 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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, male in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.5% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 4.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 23% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 4.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 30% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 17.2% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 7.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 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, male in Dominica?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Dominica was 4.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Dominica ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release