Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominica
Dominica: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 552 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominica, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominica stood at 552.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominica peaked at 617 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 351, in 2021.
That places Dominica 189th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 504 | — |
| 1974 | 448 | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 466 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 464 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 462 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 439 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 414 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 608 | +46.9% |
| 2000 | 602 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 617 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 589 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 550 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 519 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 519 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 517 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 499 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 500 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 510 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 570 | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 571 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 576 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 529 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 540 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 538 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 560 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 548.33 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 536.67 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 525 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 520 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 351 | -32.5% |
| 2022 | 555 | +58.1% |
| 2023 | 552 | -0.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 552 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,978, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 552 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,882, 3% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +58.1% | 351 | 555 |
| 1999 | +46.9% | 414 | 608 |
| 2021 | -32.5% | 520 | 351 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 468.8 | 448 | 504 | 5 |
| 1990s | 487 | 414 | 608 | 3 |
| 2000s | 542.2 | 499 | 617 | 10 |
| 2010s | 549.4 | 525 | 576 | 10 |
| 2020s | 494.5 | 351 | 555 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 186 Seychelles 671 compare
- 187 Aruba 628 compare
- 188 Grenada 620 compare
- 190 American Samoa 524 compare
- 191 Marshall Islands 439 compare
- 192 Bermuda 420 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 primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominica?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominica was 552 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 617 in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 351 in 2021.
- How does Dominica rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Dominica ranks 189th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.