Secondary education, teachers in Dominica
Dominica: Secondary education, teachers was 69.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Dominica, 1973–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, teachers in Dominica stood at 69.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Dominica peaked at 73.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 1975.
That places Dominica 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 54.4% | — |
| 1974 | 54.0% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 54.4% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 67.6% | +24.2% |
| 2000 | 67.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 65.2% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 68.9% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 72.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.9% | 53.0% | 54.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 67.6% | 67.6% | 67.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 58.5% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 68.9% | 73.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 69.9% | 73.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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 secondary education, teachers in Dominica?
- Secondary education, teachers in Dominica was 69.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 1975.
- How does Dominica rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Dominica ranks 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.