Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Dominica
Dominica: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 88.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Dominica, 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 88.9% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Dominica peaked at 89.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 1977.
Dominica ranks 41st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 77.4% | — |
| 1974 | 74.8% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 74.7% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 71.4% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 80.6% | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 80.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 75.5% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 80.1% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 79.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 84.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 88.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 88.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.2%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.6% | 71.4% | 77.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 78.9% | 75.5% | 80.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 79.1% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 84.2% | 88.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 88.6% | 89.7% | 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 teachers in primary education who are female in Dominica?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Dominica was 88.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 1977.
- How does Dominica rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Dominica ranks 41st out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release