School age population, pre-primary education, female in Dominica
Dominica: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 715 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Dominica, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Dominica stood at 715. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Dominica peaked at 2,532 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 715, in 2025.
That places Dominica 199th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,530 | — |
| 1971 | 2,532 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 2,504 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 2,453 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 2,285 | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 2,105 | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 2,023 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 1,972 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 1,916 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 1,856 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 1,794 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 1,730 | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 1,635 | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 1,551 | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 1,501 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 1,535 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1,613 | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 1,668 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1,704 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1,699 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1,653 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1,604 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1,580 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,568 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,531 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,526 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,539 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1,509 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1,472 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 1,433 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1,390 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1,344 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1,283 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1,218 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 1,164 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 1,144 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,129 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,090 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1,056 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1,038 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,030 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,028 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,027 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,020 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,001 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 931 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 924 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 894 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 887 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 865 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 826 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 789 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 750 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 739 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 728 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 715 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,218 | 1,856 | 2,532 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,643 | 1,501 | 1,794 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,542 | 1,433 | 1,653 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,186 | 1,038 | 1,390 | 10 |
| 2010s | 960.7 | 865 | 1,030 | 10 |
| 2020s | 757.83 | 715 | 826 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 1,093 compare
- 197 Aruba 1,058 compare
- 198 Cayman Islands 852 compare
- 200 Andorra 644 compare
- 201 Saint Kitts and Nevis 561 compare
- 202 Monaco 533 compare
More education data for Dominica
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 552 (2023)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.66 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Dominica?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Dominica was 715 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,532 in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 715 in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 199th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release