Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica
Dominica: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 51.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica is 51.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica peaked at 51.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2009.
That places Dominica 77th out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.2% | — |
| 2000 | 30.9% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 33.5% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 30.5% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 33.0% | 51.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More education data for Dominica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 227 (1993)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica was 51.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2009.
- How does Dominica rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Dominica ranks 77th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. 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, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release