Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Dominica
Dominica: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.736 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Dominica, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Dominica is 0.736 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Dominica peaked at 0.8227 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.468 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Dominica 76th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Dominica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.672 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.5973 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6213 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.616 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5853 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.552 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8107 units per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8027 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8227 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7853 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7333 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.692 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.692 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6893 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6653 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6667 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.68 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.76 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7613 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.768 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7053 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.72 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7173 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7467 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6933 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.468 units per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2022 | 0.74 units per square kilometre | +58.1% |
| 2023 | 0.736 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6267 units per square kilometre | 0.5973 units per square kilometre | 0.672 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.6493 units per square kilometre | 0.552 units per square kilometre | 0.8107 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7229 units per square kilometre | 0.6653 units per square kilometre | 0.8227 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7348 units per square kilometre | 0.7 units per square kilometre | 0.768 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6593 units per square kilometre | 0.468 units per square kilometre | 0.74 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 73 Indonesia 0.7737 units per square kilometre compare
- 74 Ghana 0.7595 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 Cape Verde 0.7521 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Brunei Darussalam 0.7304 units per square kilometre compare
- 78 China 0.7157 units per square kilometre compare
- 79 Togo 0.7128 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Dominica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 552 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.66 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Dominica?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Dominica was 0.736 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8227 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.468 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Dominica rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Dominica ranks 76th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.