Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Dominica
Dominica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 8.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Dominica, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 8.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2019.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Dominica peaked at 26.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2016.
That places Dominica 84th out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.0% | — |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | +114.0% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -43.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -41.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 8.8% | 26.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 7.5% | 22.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Dominica?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Dominica was 8.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2016.
- How does Dominica rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Dominica ranks 84th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of 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/