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 8.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Dominica, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Dominica stood at 8.1%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Dominica peaked at 31.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2016.
Dominica ranks 88th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 19.4% | — |
| 2000 | 13.5% | -30.6% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | +106.3% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -46.3% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -36.3% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 8.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.2%, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 8.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.3%, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +106.3% | 13.9% | 28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 13.3% | 31.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 8.1% | 24.0% | 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 8.1% 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 31.4% 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 8.1% in 2016.
- How does Dominica rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Dominica ranks 88th out of 138 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 74.2%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). 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/