Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Dominica
Dominica: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 52.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Dominica, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 52.7% for trained teachers in secondary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, female in Dominica peaked at 52.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2008.
That places Dominica 93rd out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31.1% | — |
| 2000 | 31.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 30.4% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 39.5% | 51.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 48.1% | 52.7% | 3 |
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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 trained teachers in secondary education, female in Dominica?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Dominica was 52.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2008.
- How does Dominica rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 93rd out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.