School age population, secondary education, female in Dominica
Dominica: School age population, secondary education, female was 2,295 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2,295 number
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
193rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
5,320 number
in 1981
All-time low
2,295 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Dominica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Dominica is 2,295 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Dominica peaked at 5,320 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2,295 number, in 2020.
That places Dominica 193rd out of 205 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, secondary education, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,269 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,484 number | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 4,524 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 4,528 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 4,506 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 4,444 number | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 4,381 number | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 4,470 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 4,648 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 4,870 number | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 5,112 number | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 5,320 number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 5,215 number | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 5,041 number | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 4,815 number | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 4,528 number | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 4,227 number | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 3,989 number | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 3,833 number | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 3,795 number | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 3,932 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 4,213 number | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 4,334 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 4,298 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 4,150 number | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 3,914 number | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 3,641 number | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 3,383 number | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 3,288 number | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 3,292 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3,315 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3,336 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3,268 number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 3,278 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 3,346 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3,475 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 3,636 number | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 3,748 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 3,786 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3,765 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3,684 number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 3,558 number | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 3,398 number | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 3,242 number | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 3,083 number | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 2,915 number | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 2,745 number | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 2,589 number | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 2,462 number | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 2,361 number | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 2,295 number | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,512 number | 4,269 number | 4,870 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,588 number | 3,795 number | 5,320 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,844 number | 3,288 number | 4,334 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,495 number | 3,268 number | 3,786 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,004 number | 2,361 number | 3,684 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,295 number | 2,295 number | 2,295 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 190 Antigua and Barbuda 3,409 number compare
- 191 Bermuda 2,373 number compare
- 192 Cayman Islands 2,332 number compare
- 194 American Samoa 2,005 number compare
- 195 Andorra 1,952 number compare
- 196 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,810 number compare
More education data for Dominica
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Dominica?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Dominica was 2,295 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 5,320 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,295 number in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 193rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.