School age population, lower secondary education, female in Dominica
Dominica: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 1,352 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1,352 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
191st
of 205 countries
All-time high
3,317 number
in 1981
All-time low
1,352 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Dominica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Dominica stood at 1,352 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Dominica peaked at 3,317 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1,352 number, in 2020.
That places Dominica 191st out of 205 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, lower secondary education, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,746 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,875 number | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 2,875 number | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,821 number | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 2,747 number | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 2,679 number | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 2,648 number | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 2,747 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 2,908 number | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 3,073 number | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 3,216 number | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 3,317 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 3,219 number | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 3,053 number | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 2,855 number | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 2,649 number | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 2,469 number | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 2,342 number | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 2,319 number | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 2,404 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 2,574 number | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 2,769 number | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 2,777 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,651 number | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 2,457 number | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 2,262 number | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 2,103 number | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 2,009 number | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1,970 number | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,949 number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1,932 number | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,944 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,928 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,986 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2,085 number | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 2,196 number | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 2,287 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2,324 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2,296 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2,226 number | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 2,139 number | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 2,052 number | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1,954 number | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1,854 number | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 1,754 number | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1,649 number | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 1,546 number | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 1,461 number | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 1,407 number | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1,374 number | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,352 number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,812 number | 2,648 number | 3,073 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,784 number | 2,319 number | 3,317 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,352 number | 1,949 number | 2,777 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,120 number | 1,928 number | 2,324 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,719 number | 1,374 number | 2,139 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,352 number | 1,352 number | 1,352 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 188 Curacao 2,094 number compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 2,027 number compare
- 190 Aruba 1,385 number compare
- 192 Andorra 1,287 number compare
- 193 Cayman Islands 1,194 number compare
- 194 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,079 number compare
More education data for Dominica
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- 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)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Dominica?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Dominica was 1,352 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,317 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,352 number in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 191st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.