School enrollment, preprimary, female in Dominica
Dominica: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 65.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Dominica, 1974–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 65.6% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2021.
That represents a change of down 17.2% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Dominica peaked at 107.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1974.
That places Dominica 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 49.4% | — |
| 1975 | 56.4% | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 57.3% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 66.6% | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 90.8% | +35.6% |
| 1991 | 96.6% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 92.9% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 73.8% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 77.2% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 76.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | -23.3% |
| 2004 | 79.5% | +35.3% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 101.3% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 100.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 104.8% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 107.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 100.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | -17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.3% | 49.4% | 66.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 78.6% | 96.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 58.8% | 101.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 88.0% | 107.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 65.6% | 79.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 98 Albania 69.2% compare
- 99 Marshall Islands 68.2% compare
- 100 El Salvador 66.3% compare
- 102 Trinidad and Tobago 65.1% compare
- 103 Kenya 64.4% compare
- 104 Serbia 63.9% compare
More education data for Dominica
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Dominica?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Dominica was 65.6% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 107.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1974.
- How does Dominica rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Dominica ranks 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.