Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica
Dominica: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 40.8% 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 40.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2016.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominica peaked at 45.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2000.
That places Dominica 75th out of 80 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 | 30.0% | — |
| 2000 | 25.0% | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | +47.2% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 25.0% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 39.2% | 45.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 72 Barbados 51.4%
- 73 Saint Kitts and Nevis 48.1% compare
- 74 Grenada 46.9% compare
- 76 Kiribati 38.3% compare
- 77 Syrian Arab Republic 32.9% compare
- 78 Suriname 30.0%
More education data for Dominica
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 552 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (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 40.8% 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 45.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Dominica ranks 75th out of 80 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 down 2.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release