Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Dominica
Dominica: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 277 number in 2016. ▬ Flat
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Dominica, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 277 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Dominica peaked at 355 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 247 number, in 2006.
Dominica ranks 134th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 256 number | — |
| 2000 | 254 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 266 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 315 number | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 323 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 314 number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 355 number | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 247 number | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 255 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 286 number | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 284 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 291 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 281 number | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 285 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 260 number | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 277 number | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 256 number | 256 number | 256 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 289.9 number | 247 number | 355 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 278.8 number | 260 number | 291 number | 5 |
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More education data for Dominica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,721 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4755 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,706 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0411 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,483 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.5405 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Dominica?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Dominica was 277 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 355 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 247 number in 2006.
- How does Dominica rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Dominica ranks 134th out of 141 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.