Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Dominica
Dominica: Teachers in secondary education, female (number) was 357 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Dominica, 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 357 for teachers in secondary education, female in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Dominica peaked at 405 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 124, in 1973.
Dominica ranks 186th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 124 | — |
| 1974 | 148 | +19.4% |
| 1975 | 142 | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 142 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 254 | +78.9% |
| 2000 | 235 | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 252 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 295 | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 279 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 290 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 292 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 306 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 345 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 381 | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 362 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 375 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 358 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 390 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 376 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 381 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 405 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 365 | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 364 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | -33.5% |
| 2022 | 364 | +50.4% |
| 2023 | 357 | -1.9% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 357 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,041, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 357 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,967, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary 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 | +78.9% | 142 | 254 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 139 | 124 | 148 | 4 |
| 1990s | 254 | 254 | 254 | 1 |
| 2000s | 296.5 | 235 | 381 | 10 |
| 2010s | 376.5 | 358 | 405 | 8 |
| 2020s | 331.75 | 242 | 364 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 183 United States Virgin Islands 400 compare
- 184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 392 compare
- 185 Andorra 389 compare
- 187 Aruba 329 compare
- 188 Sao Tome and Principe 305 compare
- 189 Monaco 289 compare
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 secondary education, female in Dominica?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Dominica was 357 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 405 in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 124 in 1973.
- How does Dominica rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 186th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release