Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica
Dominica: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 44.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica, 1999–2023
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 44.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica peaked at 48.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2003.
Dominica ranks 103rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.6% | — |
| 2000 | 30.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 31.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | -21.5% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 47.4% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 42.6% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 29.8% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 38.7% | 48.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 42.6% | 47.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 100 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51.6% compare
- 101 Antigua and Barbuda 47.7% compare
- 102 Montserrat 45.9% compare
- 104 Grenada 44.0% compare
- 105 Mongolia 39.2% compare
- 106 Benin 35.6% compare
More education data for Dominica
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 491 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 227 (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 257 (1993)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
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 44.4% in 2023, 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 48.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2003.
- How does Dominica rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Dominica ranks 103rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release