Trained teachers in secondary education in Dominica
Dominica: Trained teachers in secondary education was 44.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education in Dominica, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 44.4% for trained teachers in secondary education in 2023.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education in Dominica peaked at 48.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2003.
That places Dominica 100th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.6% | — |
| 2000 | 30.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 31.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | -21.5% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 47.4% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 42.6% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 29.8% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 38.7% | 48.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 42.6% | 47.4% | 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 in Dominica?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in Dominica was 44.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2003.
- How does Dominica rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- Dominica ranks 100th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 (% of total 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.