Primary education, pupils, per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0824 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Dominica, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, primary education, pupils, per capita in Dominica stood at 0.0824 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Dominica peaked at 0.2561 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0824 units per person, in 2025.
Dominica ranks 122nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2561 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.2535 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2484 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2398 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.247 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2384 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2427 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2393 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2267 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2135 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.203 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2037 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1843 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1728 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1798 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1784 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1823 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1852 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1748 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1843 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1845 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1818 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1749 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1719 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1674 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1607 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1526 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1438 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1374 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1295 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1255 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1215 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1195 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1182 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1179 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1178 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.113 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1093 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1067 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1052 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1042 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0916 units per person | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0905 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0915 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0914 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0895 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0867 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0837 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0824 units per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2435 units per person | 0.2267 units per person | 0.2561 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1908 units per person | 0.1728 units per person | 0.2135 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.1811 units per person | 0.1748 units per person | 0.1852 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.143 units per person | 0.1195 units per person | 0.1719 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1074 units per person | 0.0905 units per person | 0.1182 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0875 units per person | 0.0824 units per person | 0.0915 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More education data for Dominica
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,306 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.5405 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 552 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Dominica?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Dominica was 0.0824 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2561 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0824 units per person in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Dominica ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.