Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Dominica
Dominica: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1979
All-time low
81.5%
in 1977
Years of data
33
1974–2023
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Dominica, 1974–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Dominica is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Dominica peaked at 100.0% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 1977.
Dominica ranks 2nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 96.7% | — |
| 1975 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 81.5% | -15.6% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +22.6% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.9%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.7%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.4% | 81.5% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.7% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 1 Kenya 111.7% compare
- 2 Afghanistan 100.0% compare
- 2 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 2 Albania 100.0% compare
- 2 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
- 2 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 2 Congo 100.0% compare
- 2 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 2 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 2 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 2 Georgia 100.0% compare
- 2 Iraq 100.0% compare
- 2 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 2 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 2 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 2 Niue 100.0% compare
- 2 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
- 2 French Polynesia 100.0% compare
- 2 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 2 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 2 Saint Helena 100.0% compare
- 2 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 2 Tokelau 100.0% compare
- 2 Tonga 100.0% compare
- 2 Tuvalu 100.0% compare
- 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% 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 teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Dominica?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Dominica was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1979.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 1977.
- How does Dominica rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Dominica ranks 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release