Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Dominica
Dominica: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 122 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Dominica, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 122 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Dominica peaked at 169 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60 number, in 1976.
That places Dominica 176th out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 61 number | — |
| 1975 | 67 number | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 60 number | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 65 number | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 65 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 86 number | +32.3% |
| 1987 | 86 number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99 number | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 89 number | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 100 number | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 108 number | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 131 number | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 140 number | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 138 number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 130 number | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 135 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 135 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 135 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 153 number | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 145 number | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 136 number | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 135 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 140 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 137 number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 169 number | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 160 number | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 149 number | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 128 number | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 150 number | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 148 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 122 number | -17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.6 number | 60 number | 67 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 90.33 number | 86 number | 99 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 113.6 number | 89 number | 140 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 138.2 number | 130 number | 153 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.38 number | 122 number | 169 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 173 San Marino 139 number compare
- 174 Somalia 133 number compare
- 175 American Samoa 123 number compare
- 177 British Virgin Islands 95 number compare
- 178 Liechtenstein 91 number compare
- 179 Cayman Islands 70 number compare
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 pre-primary education, both sexes in Dominica?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Dominica was 122 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 169 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 number in 1976.
- How does Dominica rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Dominica ranks 176th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.