School age population, upper secondary education, female in Dominica
Dominica: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 943 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Dominica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Dominica stood at 943 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Dominica peaked at 2,003 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 943 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, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,523 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,609 number | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 1,649 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 1,707 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 1,759 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1,765 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1,733 number | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1,723 number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1,740 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 1,797 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1,896 number | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 2,003 number | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 1,996 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1,988 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1,960 number | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1,879 number | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 1,758 number | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 1,647 number | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 1,514 number | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 1,391 number | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 1,358 number | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1,444 number | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 1,557 number | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 1,647 number | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 1,693 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1,652 number | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1,538 number | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 1,374 number | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 1,318 number | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1,343 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1,383 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1,392 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,340 number | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 1,292 number | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,261 number | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1,279 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,349 number | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1,424 number | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1,490 number | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1,539 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1,545 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,506 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,444 number | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1,388 number | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1,329 number | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1,266 number | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1,199 number | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1,128 number | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1,055 number | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 987 number | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 943 number | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,700 number | 1,523 number | 1,797 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,803 number | 1,391 number | 2,003 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,492 number | 1,318 number | 1,693 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,375 number | 1,261 number | 1,539 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,285 number | 987 number | 1,545 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 943 number | 943 number | 943 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 191 Antigua and Barbuda 1,382 number compare
- 192 Cayman Islands 1,138 number compare
- 193 American Samoa 960 number compare
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 731 number compare
- 196 San Marino 729 number compare
- 197 Sint Maarten 725 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, upper secondary education, female in Dominica?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Dominica was 943 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,003 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 943 number in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 194th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.