School enrollment, primary, female in Dominica
Dominica: School enrollment, primary, female was 97.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Dominica, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, primary, female in Dominica stood at 97.9%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Dominica peaked at 117.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2019.
That places Dominica 121st out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 105.2% | — |
| 1972 | 104.9% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 103.1% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 100.4% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 103.9% | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 102.8% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 109.7% | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 110.7% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 107.5% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 104.2% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 104.7% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 103.9% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 105.5% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 110.3% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 117.8% | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 117.1% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 112.5% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 110.6% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 103.4% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 112.1% | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 114.4% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 114.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 114.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 113.4% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 111.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 107.8% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 105.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 102.1% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 101.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 100.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 102.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 104.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 104.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 104.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 100.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 100.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 103.4% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 97.9% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 105.4% | 100.4% | 110.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 109.1% | 103.9% | 117.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 111.8% | 103.4% | 114.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 103.9% | 98.9% | 113.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.3% | 93.0% | 104.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 93.3% | 97.9% | 6 |
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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, primary, female in Dominica?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Dominica was 97.9% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 117.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2019.
- How does Dominica rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Dominica ranks 121st out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.