Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0074 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Dominica, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.0074 units per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Dominica peaked at 0.0074 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 units per person, in 1977.
That places Dominica 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0055 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0047 units per person | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0046 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0051 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 units per person | +38.7% |
| 2000 | 0.007 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0064 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.007 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.007 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.007 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0065 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.007 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 units per person | -31.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0074 units per person | +57.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0074 units per person | +0.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.0074 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0038 units per person, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.0074 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0044 units per person, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +57.1% | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0074 units per person |
| 1999 | +38.7% | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0067 units per person |
| 2021 | -31.6% | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0047 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More education data for Dominica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 511 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 148 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 679 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4,483 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5,427 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0824 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Dominica?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Dominica was 0.0074 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 units per person in 1977.
- How does Dominica rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Dominica ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.