School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Dominica
Dominica: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 360 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
360
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
201st
of 222 countries
All-time high
1,263
in 1971
All-time low
360
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Dominica, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Dominica stood at 360. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Dominica peaked at 1,263 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 360, in 2025.
Dominica ranks 201st of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,259 | — |
| 1971 | 1,263 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1,253 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 1,236 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 1,204 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 1,084 | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 1,027 | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 1,001 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 974 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 944 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 912 | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 881 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 833 | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 786 | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 758 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 746 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 792 | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 824 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 850 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 860 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 841 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 810 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 787 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 782 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 775 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 748 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 767 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 760 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 742 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 725 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 705 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 683 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 655 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 621 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 595 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 571 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 572 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 554 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 532 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 521 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 515 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 515 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 515 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 509 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 521 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 477 | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 454 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 456 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 436 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 448 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 415 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 409 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 377 | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 372 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 366 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 360 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,124 | 944 | 1,263 | 10 |
| 1980s | 824.2 | 746 | 912 | 10 |
| 1990s | 773.7 | 725 | 841 | 10 |
| 2000s | 600.9 | 521 | 705 | 10 |
| 2010s | 484.6 | 436 | 521 | 10 |
| 2020s | 383.17 | 360 | 415 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 198 United States Virgin Islands 429 compare
- 199 Marshall Islands 411 compare
- 200 Cayman Islands 397 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 283 compare
- 203 Bermuda 279 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 262 compare
More education data for Dominica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,427 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Dominica?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Dominica was 360 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,263 in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 360 in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Dominica ranks 201st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release