Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Dominica
Dominica: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 464 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Dominica, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Dominica stood at 464 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Dominica peaked at 488 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 330 number, in 1977.
Dominica ranks 183rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 390 number | — |
| 1974 | 335 number | -14.1% |
| 1975 | 348 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 330 number | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 354 number | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 333 number | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 459 number | +37.8% |
| 2000 | 482 number | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 488 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 466 number | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 461 number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 429 number | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 441 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 436 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 421 number | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 425 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 440 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 441 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 439 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 443 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 450 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 470 number | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 461 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 486 number | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 464 number | -4.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 464 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 2% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 464 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524 number, 3% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +37.8% | 333 number | 459 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 350.75 number | 330 number | 390 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 382 number | 333 number | 459 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 448.9 number | 421 number | 488 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 456.75 number | 439 number | 486 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 180 Seychelles 541 number compare
- 181 Kiribati 535 number compare
- 182 Aruba 508 number compare
- 184 Bermuda 371 number compare
- 185 Saint Kitts and Nevis 362 number compare
- 186 American Samoa 341 number compare
More education data for Dominica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.06 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.05 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Dominica?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Dominica was 464 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 488 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 330 number in 1977.
- How does Dominica rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 183rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.