Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Dominica
Dominica: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 5.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Dominica, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 5.8% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2019.
That represents a change of up 43.5% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Dominica peaked at 18.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2016.
Dominica ranks 82nd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +84.3% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +53.2% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -39.8% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +43.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 5.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.6%, 76% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 5.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.9%, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 4.5% | 18.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 4.0% | 11.8% | 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Dominica?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Dominica was 5.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2016.
- How does Dominica rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Dominica ranks 82nd out of 139 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/