Secondary education, pupils in Dominica
Dominica: Secondary education, pupils was 4,483 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils in Dominica, 1973–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Dominica recorded 4,483 for secondary education, pupils in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Dominica peaked at 7,724 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4,483, in 2023.
That places Dominica 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,531 | 6,342 | 6,779 | 7 |
| 1980s | 7,080 | 6,308 | 7,562 | 3 |
| 1990s | 6,380 | 5,634 | 7,126 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7,454 | 7,214 | 7,724 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,828 | 4,863 | 6,581 | 6 |
| 2020s | 4,644 | 4,483 | 4,750 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 190 Antigua and Barbuda 7,160 compare
- 191 Andorra 5,245 compare
- 192 Marshall Islands 5,009 compare
- 194 Cayman Islands 4,049 compare
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,904 compare
- 196 American Samoa 3,643 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 secondary education, pupils in Dominica?
- Secondary education, pupils in Dominica was 4,483 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 7,724 in 2003.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,483 in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Dominica ranks 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.