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Education · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Dominica: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 66.0% (2021), 99th of 176 in the world and 24th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 97.7% (2025), 119th of 191 in the world and 22nd of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 91.1% (2025), 108th of 168 in the world and 21st of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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9 indicators
Education: Dominica in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 66.0%2021 | 99/176 | 24/33 | 64.4% | 103.4% | 76.0% | −36.6 ppsince 2011 | 75.6% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 97.7%2025 | 119/191 | 22/39 | 117.9% | 105.8% | 99.3% | −6.0 ppsince 2015 | 104.6% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 91.1%2025 | 108/168 | 21/33 | 112.8% | 90.1% | 98.4%2021 | −6.7 ppsince 2015 | 96.5% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 102.6%2023 | 51/176 | 14/37 | 106.9% | 108.7% | 105.2% | −0.2 ppsince 2012 | 98.0% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 90.4%2023 | 86/168 | 12/32 | · | 95.3% | · | +2.7 ppsince 2013 | 81.5% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 4.0%2023 | 86/178 | 27/35 | 3.0% | 1.6%2011 | 3.8% | +0.6 ppsince 2013 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 13.12016 | 133/173 | 25/30 | 19.6 | 16.0 | · | −24%since 2006 | 21.3 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.4%2024 | 43/184 | 7/38 | 4.0%1999 | 4.5%2012 | 4.5% | +1.1 ppsince 2014 | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 5.8%2025 | 175/179 | 37/37 | 11.4%1999 | · | 10.7% | −4.4 ppsince 2015 | 16.6% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Lower secondary completion+2.7 pp90.4% in 2023
- Pupils per teacher−24%13.1 in 2016
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−36.6 pp66.0% in 2021
- Primary completion−6.7 pp91.1% in 2025
- Secondary enrolment−0.2 pp102.6% in 2023
- Out-of-school children+0.6 pp4.0% in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Dominica and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Dominica. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Dominica | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 66.0%2021 | 69.5%2017 |
| Primary enrolment | 97.7%2025 | 113.7%2024 |
| Primary completion | 91.1%2025 | 103.0%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 102.6%2023 | 97.8%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 90.4%2023 | 83.2%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 4.0%2023 | 0.6%2023 |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.12016 | — |
| Education spending | 5.4%2024 | 6.9%2009 |
| Education, % of budget | 5.8%2025 | 10.3%2024 |