Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica
Dominica: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 48.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 48.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica peaked at 48.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1999.
That places Dominica 76th out of 82 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.2% | — |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +35.6% |
| 2007 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | -31.7% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | +37.5% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 29.3% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 44.4% | 48.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 552 (2023)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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 48.7% 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 48.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1999.
- How does Dominica rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Dominica ranks 76th out of 82 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 12.7%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release