Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Dominica
Dominica: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 96.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Dominica, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 96.0% for share of children in primary school age who are in school in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Dominica peaked at 99.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 1981.
That places Dominica 106th out of 209 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.3% | 88.8% | 93.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 86.5% | 84.7% | 87.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 97.1% | 97.1% | 97.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 91.4% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 93.0% | 98.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.1% | 96.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 103 Cameroon 96.2% compare
- 104 North Macedonia 96.2% compare
- 105 Eswatini 96.2% compare
- 107 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 96.0% compare
- 108 United States 96.0% compare
- 109 Papua New Guinea 96.0% compare
More education data for Dominica
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 552 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.48 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Dominica?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Dominica was 96.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 1981.
- How does Dominica rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Dominica ranks 106th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.