Primary completion rate, female in Dominica
Dominica: Primary completion rate, female was 89.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in Dominica, 1988–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2025, primary completion rate, female in Dominica stood at 89.8%.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Dominica peaked at 134.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 88.4%, in 2010.
Dominica ranks 125th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 134.3% | — |
| 1999 | 118.7% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 109.8% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 112.4% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 104.7% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 105.9% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 110.5% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 100.8% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 100.9% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 103.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 103.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 89.8% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 134.3% | 134.3% | 134.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 118.7% | 118.7% | 118.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 102.9% | 90.3% | 112.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 88.4% | 103.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 89.8% | 96.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,306 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,355 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 484 (1993)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 491 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 227 (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 257 (1993)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Dominica?
- Primary completion rate, female in Dominica was 89.8% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 134.3% in 1988.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 2010.
- How does Dominica rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Dominica ranks 125th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.