Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominica
Dominica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 3.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominica, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominica stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.9% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominica peaked at 5.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2023.
Dominica ranks 85th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.7% | — |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -23.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +57.7% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +53.9% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +28.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +32.2% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -47.7% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -72.1% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +199.6% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | +35.9% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 3.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 3.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +199.6% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.7% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 0.7% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 82 Romania 3.2% compare
- 83 Fiji 3.0% compare
- 84 Puerto Rico 3.0% compare
- 86 Portugal 2.9% compare
- 87 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.8% compare
- 88 British Virgin Islands 2.3% 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominica?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Dominica was 3.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Dominica ranks 85th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release