School age population, primary education, male in Dominica
Dominica: School age population, primary education, male was 3,075 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
3,075 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
193rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
8,076 number
in 1977
All-time low
3,075 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Dominica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 3,075 number for school age population, primary education, male 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 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Dominica peaked at 8,076 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 3,075 number, in 2020.
Dominica ranks 193rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,252 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,050 number | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 6,929 number | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 7,000 number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 7,230 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 7,568 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 7,916 number | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 8,076 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 8,076 number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7,949 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 7,751 number | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 7,562 number | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 7,248 number | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 7,002 number | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 6,825 number | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 6,705 number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 6,610 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 6,444 number | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 6,261 number | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 6,074 number | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 5,900 number | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 5,762 number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 5,521 number | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 5,291 number | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 5,080 number | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 4,900 number | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 4,779 number | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 4,779 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,902 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 5,121 number | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 5,385 number | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 5,622 number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 5,703 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 5,671 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 5,535 number | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 5,300 number | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 5,013 number | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 4,731 number | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 4,468 number | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 4,226 number | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 4,011 number | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 3,812 number | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 3,634 number | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 3,486 number | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 3,377 number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3,304 number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3,250 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 3,203 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 3,157 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3,113 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 3,075 number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,505 number | 6,929 number | 8,076 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,848 number | 6,074 number | 7,751 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,204 number | 4,779 number | 5,900 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,165 number | 4,226 number | 5,703 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,435 number | 3,113 number | 4,011 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,075 number | 3,075 number | 3,075 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 190 Marshall Islands 4,589 number compare
- 191 American Samoa 4,578 number compare
- 192 Aruba 3,805 number compare
- 194 Cayman Islands 2,470 number compare
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,469 number compare
- 196 Andorra 2,034 number compare
More education data for Dominica
- 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Dominica?
- School age population, primary education, male in Dominica was 3,075 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 8,076 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,075 number in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Dominica ranks 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.