Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Dominica
Dominica: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 10.69 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Dominica, 1973–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2015, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Dominica stood at 10.69. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Dominica peaked at 29.16 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 10.69, in 2015.
That places Dominica 142nd out of 190 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.47 | 23.8 | 29.16 | 4 |
| 1990s | 18.95 | 18.95 | 18.95 | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.76 | 13.77 | 21.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.77 | 10.69 | 13.24 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 139 Cayman Islands 10.97 compare
- 140 Bhutan 10.81 compare
- 141 Seychelles 10.78 compare
- 143 Kyrgyzstan 10.65 compare
- 144 Guatemala 10.49 compare
- 145 Uzbekistan 10.33 compare
More education data for Dominica
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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 pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Dominica?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Dominica was 10.69 in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 29.16 in 1973.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.69 in 2015.
- How does Dominica rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Dominica ranks 142nd out of 190 countries with data for 2015.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.