Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Dominica
Dominica: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 122 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Dominica, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Dominica stood at 122 number.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Dominica peaked at 169 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 53 number, in 1977.
That places Dominica 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 59 number | — |
| 1975 | 65 number | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 58 number | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 53 number | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 65 number | +22.6% |
| 1986 | 86 number | +32.3% |
| 1990 | 89 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 100 number | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 107 number | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 130 number | +21.5% |
| 1999 | 140 number | +7.7% |
| 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 | 60 number | 53 number | 65 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 86 number | 86 number | 86 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 113.2 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
- 166 Aruba 144 number compare
- 167 San Marino 137 number compare
- 168 Somalia 125 number compare
- 169 American Samoa 122 number compare
- 171 British Virgin Islands 94 number compare
- 172 Liechtenstein 91 number compare
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 teachers in pre-primary education, female in Dominica?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Dominica was 122 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 169 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 number in 1977.
- How does Dominica rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.