School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Dominica
Dominica: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 456 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Dominica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Dominica is 456 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Dominica peaked at 1,159 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 456 number, in 2020.
That places Dominica 191st out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,081 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,072 number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 1,010 number | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 974 number | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 949 number | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 946 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 990 number | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 1,065 number | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 1,114 number | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 1,147 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1,159 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1,142 number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1,083 number | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 1,031 number | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 984 number | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 946 number | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 928 number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 917 number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 903 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 890 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 878 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 859 number | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 823 number | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 791 number | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 768 number | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 747 number | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 718 number | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 686 number | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 672 number | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 667 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 677 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 716 number | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 761 number | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 796 number | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 831 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 852 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 837 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 793 number | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 753 number | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 711 number | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 669 number | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 632 number | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 601 number | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 567 number | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 534 number | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 505 number | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 487 number | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 477 number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 468 number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 462 number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 456 number | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,035 number | 946 number | 1,147 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 998.3 number | 890 number | 1,159 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 760.9 number | 667 number | 878 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 772.7 number | 677 number | 852 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 540.2 number | 462 number | 669 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 456 number | 456 number | 456 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 189 Aruba 699 number compare
- 190 Antigua and Barbuda 683 number compare
- 192 Cayman Islands 418 number compare
- 193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 352 number compare
- 194 Andorra 332 number 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, last grade of primary education, male in Dominica?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Dominica was 456 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,159 number in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 456 number in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Dominica ranks 191st out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. 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, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.