Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Dominica
Dominica: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 18.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Dominica, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 18.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Dominica peaked at 35.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1999.
That places Dominica 75th out of 147 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.2% | — |
| 2000 | 15.7% | +70.6% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -20.4% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | +84.1% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -41.3% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +14.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 18.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 87% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 18.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 87% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 15.7% | 35.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 16.0% | 31.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 72 Ecuador 19.7% compare
- 73 Luxembourg 19.4% compare
- 74 Kuwait 18.3% compare
- 76 Seychelles 18.1% compare
- 77 Switzerland 18.1% compare
- 78 Albania 18.0% compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Dominica?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Dominica was 18.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1999.
- How does Dominica rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Dominica ranks 75th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.