School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Dominica
Dominica: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1,922 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1,922 number
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
194th
of 205 countries
All-time high
4,049 number
in 1981
All-time low
1,922 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Dominica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Dominica stood at 1,922 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Dominica peaked at 4,049 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1,922 number, in 2020.
That places Dominica 194th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,052 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,253 number | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 3,357 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 3,497 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 3,624 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 3,647 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 3,578 number | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 3,556 number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 3,583 number | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 3,679 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 3,857 number | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 4,049 number | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 4,032 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 4,005 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 3,942 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 3,800 number | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 3,598 number | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 3,434 number | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 3,232 number | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 3,035 number | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 2,951 number | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 3,023 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 3,118 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 3,177 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 3,187 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3,101 number | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 2,941 number | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 2,715 number | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 2,641 number | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,674 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,721 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2,725 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,670 number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 2,620 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2,595 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 2,661 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2,812 number | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 2,969 number | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3,112 number | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 3,218 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 3,222 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3,123 number | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 2,976 number | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 2,835 number | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 2,693 number | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 2,555 number | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 2,424 number | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 2,287 number | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 2,143 number | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 2,012 number | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 1,922 number | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,483 number | 3,052 number | 3,679 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,698 number | 3,035 number | 4,049 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,953 number | 2,641 number | 3,187 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,810 number | 2,595 number | 3,218 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,627 number | 2,012 number | 3,222 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,922 number | 1,922 number | 1,922 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 191 Antigua and Barbuda 2,793 number compare
- 192 Cayman Islands 2,309 number compare
- 193 American Samoa 2,026 number compare
- 195 San Marino 1,547 number compare
- 196 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,485 number compare
- 197 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,470 number compare
More education data for Dominica
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 491 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 227 (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 257 (1993)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Dominica?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Dominica was 1,922 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 4,049 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,922 number in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Dominica ranks 194th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.