Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Dominica
Dominica: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 7.32 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Dominica, 1999–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Dominica is 7.32, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Dominica peaked at 21.47 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.32, in 2016.
Dominica ranks 120th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.14 | 15.14 | 15.14 | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.21 | 10.18 | 21.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.11 | 7.32 | 11.09 | 6 |
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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, upper secondary in Dominica?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Dominica was 7.32 in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 21.47 in 2000.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.32 in 2016.
- How does Dominica rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- Dominica ranks 120th out of 128 countries with data for 2016.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. 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, upper secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.