Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level in Dominica
Dominica: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level was 48.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Dominica, 2000–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 48.4% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Dominica peaked at 48.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2006.
That places Dominica 83rd out of 89 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.5% | — |
| 2001 | 31.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +26.7% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | -30.3% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | +30.3% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | +40.9% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | +4.8% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 48.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.9%, 53% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 48.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.9%, 59% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 26.7% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 33.7% | 48.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Dominica?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Dominica was 48.4% in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2006.
- How does Dominica rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by?
- Dominica ranks 83rd out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level and sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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