Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominica

Dominica: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 329 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
329 number
Change on year
up 13.8%
World rank
132nd
of 136 countries
All-time high
1,892 number
in 2006
All-time low
289 number
in 2016
Years of data
12
2000–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominica, 2000–2019

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2000200920192000: 621 number2001: 994 number2003: 1.0k number2004: 1.1k number2005: 1.2k number2006: 1.9k number2009: 1.7k number2010: 986 number2011: 973 number2015: 445 number2016: 289 number2019: 329 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Dominica recorded 329 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019.

That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and down 80.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominica peaked at 1,892 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 289 number, in 2016.

That places Dominica 132nd out of 136 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominica, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Dominica, 2000 to 2019.
Year number Change
2000 621 number
2001 994 number +60.1%
2003 1,013 number +1.9%
2004 1,076 number +6.2%
2005 1,235 number +14.8%
2006 1,892 number +53.2%
2009 1,710 number -9.6%
2010 986 number -42.3%
2011 973 number -1.3%
2015 445 number -54.3%
2016 289 number -35.1%
2019 329 number +13.8%

Dominica compared with similar countries

  • Dominica's 329 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,735 number, 1% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Dominica's 329 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,072 number, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,220 number 621 number 1,892 number 7
2010s 604.4 number 289 number 986 number 5

Countries ranked near Dominica

  1. 129 British Virgin Islands 430 number compare
  2. 130 Turks and Caicos Islands 424 number compare
  3. 131 Portugal 355 number compare
  4. 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 295 number compare
  5. 134 Antigua and Barbuda 288 number compare
  6. 135 Saint Kitts and Nevis 76 number compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

More reference data data for Dominica

All data for Dominica →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominica?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominica was 329 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 1,892 number in 2006.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 289 number in 2016.
How does Dominica rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Dominica ranks 132nd out of 136 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominica. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-adolescents-and-youth-of-primary-and-secondary-school-age-male/dominica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-adolescents-and-youth-of-primary-and-secondary-school-age-male/dominica/">Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Dominica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/