Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Dominica
Dominica: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 96.05 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
96.05
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
13th
of 36 countries
All-time high
99.26
in 2003
All-time low
84.66
in 1981
Years of data
29
1975–2023
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Dominica, 1975–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: primary education in Dominica is 96.05, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Dominica peaked at 99.26 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 84.66, in 1981.
Dominica ranks 13th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 91.98 | — |
| 1976 | 90.87 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 93.7 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 88.85 | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 87.02 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 84.66 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 87.89 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 97.13 | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 96.95 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 98.95 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 98.18 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 99.26 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 98.83 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.08 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.99 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 92.26 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 91.4 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 97.09 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 98.38 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 98.13 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.6 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 97.14 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.2 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.99 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 93.58 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 96.23 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 95.9 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.65 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 96.05 | -0.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 96.05 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.73, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 96.05 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.65, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.35 | 88.85 | 93.7 | 4 |
| 1980s | 86.52 | 84.66 | 87.89 | 3 |
| 1990s | 97.13 | 97.13 | 97.13 | 1 |
| 2000s | 97 | 91.4 | 99.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.86 | 93.58 | 98.38 | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.21 | 95.9 | 96.65 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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 total net enrolment rate: primary education in Dominica?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Dominica was 96.05 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.26 in 2003.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.66 in 1981.
- How does Dominica rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Dominica ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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