School age population, primary education, female in Dominica
Dominica: School age population, primary education, female was 2,971 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Dominica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 2,971 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Dominica peaked at 7,814 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 2,971 number, in 2020.
That places Dominica 193rd out of 206 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, primary education, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,894 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,736 number | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 6,659 number | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 6,751 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 6,989 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 7,315 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 7,644 number | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 7,814 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 7,794 number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 7,617 number | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 7,340 number | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 7,056 number | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 6,654 number | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 6,394 number | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 6,269 number | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 6,258 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 6,313 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 6,363 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 6,348 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 6,240 number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 6,011 number | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 5,676 number | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 5,203 number | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 4,799 number | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 4,465 number | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 4,211 number | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 4,055 number | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 4,141 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 4,342 number | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 4,624 number | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 4,939 number | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 5,195 number | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 5,274 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 5,273 number | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,184 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 5,021 number | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 4,803 number | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 4,583 number | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 4,358 number | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 4,133 number | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 3,910 number | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 3,701 number | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 3,508 number | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 3,359 number | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 3,251 number | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 3,181 number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3,133 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3,091 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3,048 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3,008 number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2,971 number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,221 number | 6,659 number | 7,814 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,524 number | 6,240 number | 7,340 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,753 number | 4,055 number | 6,011 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,876 number | 4,133 number | 5,274 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,319 number | 3,008 number | 3,910 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,971 number | 2,971 number | 2,971 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 190 Marshall Islands 4,396 number compare
- 191 American Samoa 4,203 number compare
- 192 Aruba 3,685 number compare
- 194 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,488 number compare
- 195 Cayman Islands 2,394 number compare
- 196 Andorra 1,879 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, primary education, female in Dominica?
- School age population, primary education, female in Dominica was 2,971 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 7,814 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,971 number in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.