Primary education, pupils in Dominica
Dominica: Primary education, pupils was 5,427 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in Dominica, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2025, primary education, pupils in Dominica stood at 5,427. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Dominica peaked at 17,808 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 5,427, in 2025.
That places Dominica 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,389 | 16,540 | 17,808 | 9 |
| 1980s | 13,745 | 12,340 | 15,601 | 7 |
| 1990s | 12,562 | 12,044 | 12,836 | 7 |
| 2000s | 9,812 | 8,231 | 11,774 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,436 | 6,144 | 8,140 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,841 | 5,427 | 6,185 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 8,720 compare
- 190 American Samoa 7,884 compare
- 191 Aruba 7,719 compare
- 193 Marshall Islands 5,369 compare
- 194 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,110 compare
- 195 Cayman Islands 4,334 compare
More education data for Dominica
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 552 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9546 GPI (2021)
- School enrollment, secondary 102.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Dominica?
- Primary education, pupils in Dominica was 5,427 in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 17,808 in 1971.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,427 in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for primary education, pupils?
- Dominica ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.