Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Dominica
Dominica: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 433 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Dominica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Dominica stood at 433 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Dominica peaked at 1,197 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 433 number, in 2019.
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, male in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 971 number | — |
| 1971 | 977 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1,017 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 1,079 number | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 1,148 number | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 1,197 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 1,197 number | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,162 number | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 1,110 number | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 1,055 number | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 1,017 number | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 1,018 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 993 number | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 979 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 970 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 955 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 926 number | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 887 number | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 847 number | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 811 number | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 784 number | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 773 number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 736 number | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 701 number | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 676 number | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 666 number | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 681 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 720 number | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 770 number | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 819 number | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 849 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 839 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 803 number | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 750 number | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 688 number | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 631 number | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 596 number | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 562 number | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 535 number | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 511 number | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 491 number | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 469 number | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 459 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 454 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 454 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 453 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 448 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 442 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 437 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 433 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 433 number | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 433 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 433 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,091 number | 971 number | 1,197 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 940.3 number | 811 number | 1,018 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 732.6 number | 666 number | 819 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 676.4 number | 511 number | 849 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 454 number | 433 number | 491 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 433 number | 433 number | 433 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 190 American Samoa 743 number compare
- 191 Marshall Islands 740 number compare
- 192 Aruba 573 number compare
- 194 Cayman Islands 398 number compare
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 353 number compare
- 196 Andorra 347 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, male in Dominica?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Dominica was 433 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,197 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 433 number in 2019.
- How does Dominica rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Dominica ranks 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.