Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Dominica
Dominica: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 61.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Dominica, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Dominica stood at 61.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Dominica peaked at 61.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1999.
Dominica ranks 3rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.2% | — |
| 2002 | 56.6% | +31.2% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 59.2% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 61.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.3%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 61.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.0%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +31.2% | 43.2% | 56.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 43.2% | 43.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 56.6% | 59.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 57.6% | 59.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 59.0% | 61.0% | 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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Dominica?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Dominica was 61.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1999.
- How does Dominica rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Dominica ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release