Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Dominica

Primary school enrollment in Dominica in 2016 — 95.4%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 138. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 3.1 pp.

2016 95.4% −0.2 pp vs 2011
World rank 56of 138
Period maximum 98.5%1975
Period minimum 81.9%2006

Trend over time

1975–2016 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Dominica, 1975–2016808590951001975198019851990199520002005201020151975: 98.5%1976: 92.9%1977: 92.5%1979: 86.8%1980: 86%1981: 84.3%1982: 87.7%2000: 94.8%2001: 89.8%2002: 94.4%2003: 88%2004: 84.6%2005: 83.4%2006: 81.9%2007: 83.1%2008: 83.9%2009: 87.4%2011: 95.6%2016: 95.4%
Change over the period: −3.1 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2016

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

Dominica 95.4%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Dominica, by year Dominica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 95.4
2011 95.6
2009 87.4 +3.5 pp
2008 83.9 +0.8 pp
2007 83.1 +1.2 pp
2006 81.9 −1.5 pp
2005 83.4 −1.1 pp
2004 84.6 −3.5 pp
2003 88 −6.4 pp
2002 94.4 +4.7 pp
2001 89.8 −5 pp
2000 94.8
1982 87.7 +3.4 pp
1981 84.3 −1.6 pp
1980 86 −0.9 pp
1979 86.8
1977 92.5 −0.4 pp
1976 92.9 −5.6 pp
1975 98.5

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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