School age population, tertiary education, female in Dominica
Dominica: School age population, tertiary education, female was 3,624 number in 2015. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Dominica, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Dominica is 3,624 number, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Dominica peaked at 4,188 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2,613 number, in 2000.
That places Dominica 187th out of 203 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,230 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,290 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 3,240 number | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 3,223 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 3,249 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 3,342 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 3,474 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 3,662 number | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 3,765 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 3,836 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 3,932 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 4,100 number | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 4,157 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 4,185 number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 4,188 number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 4,171 number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 4,125 number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 4,100 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 4,033 number | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 3,907 number | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 3,678 number | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 3,387 number | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 3,213 number | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 3,131 number | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 3,129 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3,228 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 3,365 number | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 3,211 number | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 2,948 number | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 2,708 number | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 2,613 number | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 2,720 number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 3,019 number | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 3,218 number | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 3,321 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 3,315 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3,252 number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 3,194 number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 3,203 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3,268 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3,396 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 3,553 number | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 3,666 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 3,712 number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3,698 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,624 number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,431 number | 3,223 number | 3,836 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,090 number | 3,907 number | 4,188 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,200 number | 2,708 number | 3,678 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,112 number | 2,613 number | 3,321 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,608 number | 3,396 number | 3,712 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 184 Tonga 4,353 number compare
- 185 Aruba 3,754 number compare
- 186 Antigua and Barbuda 3,734 number compare
- 188 Seychelles 3,116 number compare
- 189 Marshall Islands 2,861 number compare
- 190 American Samoa 2,455 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, tertiary education, female in Dominica?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Dominica was 3,624 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 4,188 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,613 number in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 187th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.