Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Dominica

Share of children out of school in Dominica in 2023 — 3.95%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 146. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 4.07 pp.

2023 3.95% +0.6 pp vs 2022
World rank 79of 146
Period maximum 15.35%1981
Period minimum 0.74%2003

Trend over time

1975–2023 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Dominica, 1975–202305101520197519801985199019952000200520102015202020231975: 8.02%1976: 9.13%1977: 6.3%1979: 11.15%1980: 12.98%1981: 15.35%1982: 12.11%2000: 3.05%2001: 1.05%2003: 0.74%2004: 1.17%2005: 0.92%2006: 2.01%2007: 7.74%2008: 8.6%2009: 2.91%2011: 1.62%2012: 1.87%2013: 3.4%2014: 2.86%2015: 1.8%2016: 4.01%2019: 6.42%2020: 3.77%2021: 4.1%2022: 3.35%2023: 3.95%
Change over the period: −4.07 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominica

Dominica 3.95%
World computed 8.88%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 3.69%
Share of children out of school — Dominica, by year Dominica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.95 +0.6 pp
2022 3.35 −0.74 pp
2021 4.1 +0.32 pp
2020 3.77 −2.64 pp
2019 6.42 —
2016 4.01 +2.21 pp
2015 1.8 −1.06 pp
2014 2.86 −0.53 pp
2013 3.4 +1.53 pp
2012 1.87 +0.24 pp
2011 1.62 —
2009 2.91 −5.69 pp
2008 8.6 +0.86 pp
2007 7.74 +5.73 pp
2006 2.01 +1.1 pp
2005 0.92 −0.26 pp
2004 1.17 +0.43 pp
2003 0.74 —
2001 1.05 −2 pp
2000 3.05 —
1982 12.11 −3.24 pp
1981 15.35 +2.36 pp
1980 12.98 +1.83 pp
1979 11.15 —
1977 6.3 −2.83 pp
1976 9.13 +1.11 pp
1975 8.02 —

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.