School age population, pre-primary education, female in Dominica
Dominica: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 839 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Dominica, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Dominica is 839 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Dominica peaked at 2,357 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 839 number, in 2019.
Dominica ranks 195th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,933 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,977 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 2,108 number | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 2,250 number | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 2,357 number | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 2,263 number | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 2,214 number | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 2,063 number | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 1,896 number | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 1,757 number | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 1,815 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 1,813 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,835 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1,882 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 1,922 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1,852 number | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 1,785 number | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 1,666 number | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 1,516 number | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 1,362 number | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 1,266 number | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 1,192 number | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 1,127 number | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 1,102 number | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1,117 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,216 number | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 1,291 number | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 1,449 number | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 1,594 number | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 1,687 number | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 1,567 number | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 1,499 number | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 1,403 number | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 1,291 number | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 1,183 number | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 1,146 number | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1,087 number | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 1,027 number | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 973 number | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 928 number | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 893 number | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 869 number | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 870 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 881 number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 891 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 866 number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 857 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 848 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 841 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 839 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,082 number | 1,757 number | 2,357 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,745 number | 1,362 number | 1,922 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,304 number | 1,102 number | 1,687 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,210 number | 928 number | 1,567 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 865.5 number | 839 number | 893 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 192 Andorra 944 number compare
- 193 United States Virgin Islands 938 number compare
- 194 Sint Maarten 856 number compare
- 196 Cayman Islands 753 number compare
- 197 Saint Kitts and Nevis 709 number compare
- 198 Turks and Caicos Islands 485 number compare
More education data for Dominica
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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 839 number in 2019, 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 2,357 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 839 number in 2019.
- How does Dominica rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 195th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.