Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Dominica
Dominica: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 418 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Dominica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 418 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Dominica peaked at 1,163 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 418 number, in 2020.
Dominica ranks 193rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 939 number | — |
| 1971 | 949 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 989 number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 1,051 number | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 1,117 number | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 1,163 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 1,161 number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1,120 number | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 1,055 number | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 983 number | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 928 number | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 917 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 903 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 911 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 930 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 944 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 932 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 900 number | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 847 number | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 780 number | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 712 number | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 658 number | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 607 number | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 571 number | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 551 number | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 552 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 574 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 634 number | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 703 number | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 764 number | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 798 number | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 780 number | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 754 number | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 715 number | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 668 number | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 623 number | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 591 number | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 558 number | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 526 number | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 497 number | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 471 number | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 450 number | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 439 number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 437 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 438 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 439 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 432 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 428 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 423 number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 419 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 418 number | -0.2% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 418 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 418 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,053 number | 939 number | 1,163 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 899.2 number | 780 number | 944 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 632.6 number | 551 number | 764 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 651 number | 497 number | 798 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 437.6 number | 419 number | 471 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 418 number | 418 number | 418 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 190 Marshall Islands 709 number compare
- 191 American Samoa 689 number compare
- 192 Aruba 553 number compare
- 194 Cayman Islands 385 number compare
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 355 number compare
- 196 Andorra 310 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Dominica?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Dominica was 418 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,163 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 418 number in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.