Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Dominica
Dominica: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 5.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Dominica, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 5.4% for government spending on education overall vs. primary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Dominica peaked at 6.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2015.
That places Dominica 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 5.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 42 Norway 5.4% compare
- 43 United States 5.4% compare
- 44 South Korea 5.4% compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 5.3% compare
- 47 France 5.3% compare
- 48 Costa Rica 5.3% compare
More reference data data for Dominica
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0549 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.761 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 63.81 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 63.5 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.3798 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Dominica?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Dominica was 5.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
- How does Dominica rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Dominica ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.