School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Dominica
Dominica: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 2,125 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Dominica, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Dominica stood at 2,125. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Dominica peaked at 2,840 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,125, in 2025.
That places Dominica 94th out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2,810 | — |
| 2014 | 2,840 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,818 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,751 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2,593 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 2,450 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 2,382 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 2,292 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 2,256 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2,218 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2,187 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 2,158 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 2,125 | -1.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 2,125 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 275,788, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 2,125 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 208,407, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,663 | 2,382 | 2,840 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2,206 | 2,125 | 2,292 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 91 Antigua and Barbuda 3,296 compare
- 92 Aruba 3,080 compare
- 93 Marshall Islands 2,440 compare
- 95 Liechtenstein 1,867 compare
- 96 Cayman Islands 1,791 compare
- 97 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,223 compare
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Dominica?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Dominica was 2,125 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,840 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,125 in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Dominica ranks 94th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release