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

Latest (2019)
8.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
88th
of 138 countries
All-time high
31.4%
in 2009
All-time low
8.1%
in 2016
Years of data
13
1999–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Dominica, 1999–2019

10152025301999200920191999: 19.4 %2000: 13.5 %2001: 13.6 %2003: 13.5 %2004: 13.3 %2005: 13.9 %2006: 28.6 %2009: 31.4 %2010: 24 %2011: 23.7 %2015: 12.7 %2016: 8.1 %2019: 8.1 %

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%) in Dominica, 1999 to 2019.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +106.3% 13.9% 28.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 85 Iceland 8.6% compare
  2. 86 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.2% compare
  3. 87 Botswana 8.2% compare
  4. 89 Germany 7.9% compare
  5. 90 Serbia 7.9% compare
  6. 91 Uruguay 7.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/