Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Dominica
Dominica: Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female was 51.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Dominica, 1999–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 51.7% for trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Dominica peaked at 51.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1999.
That places Dominica 70th out of 78 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.8% | — |
| 2000 | 31.7% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +29.4% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | -33.4% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +42.0% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 28.9% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 44.4% | 51.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 67 Rwanda 60.3%
- 68 Saint Kitts and Nevis 55.8% compare
- 69 Barbados 54.8%
- 71 Niger 49.4% compare
- 72 Grenada 46.4% compare
- 73 Bangladesh 38.1% 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 trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Dominica?
- Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Dominica was 51.7% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1999.
- How does Dominica rank for trained teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 70th out of 78 countries with data for 2016.
- Is trained teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 upper secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.