School enrollment, secondary, female in Dominica
Dominica: School enrollment, secondary, female was 91.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, secondary, female in Dominica, 1999–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2016, school enrollment, secondary, female in Dominica stood at 91.2%.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Dominica peaked at 94.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2011.
That places Dominica 43rd out of 152 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 93.9% | — |
| 2000 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 90.6% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 93.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 92.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 88.7% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.9% | 93.9% | 93.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 76.9% | 94.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 75.2% | 91.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 91.6% compare
- 41 Czechia 91.5% compare
- 42 Palestine, State of 91.2% compare
- 44 Uruguay 91.1% compare
- 45 Uzbekistan 90.4% compare
- 46 United Arab Emirates 90.3% 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 enrollment, secondary, female in Dominica?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Dominica was 91.2% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2011.
- How does Dominica rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Dominica ranks 43rd out of 152 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, secondary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.