Dominica: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Since 1973 it is up 11.57 percentage points from 77.38% in 1973. The World Bank has no value for 22 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Dominica's primary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.3 percentage points on 2022 (from 88.65% to 88.95%).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2022), the average change was +0.38 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.77 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.7 percentage points in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.6 percentage points in 1974. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.35 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 74% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Dominica had the 7th highest value of the 37 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Dominica in the 2023 ranking

• Antigua and Barbuda — 3rd of 37: 94.11%
• Croatia — 4th of 37: 93.42%
• Romania — 5th of 37: 93.21%
• Sri Lanka — 7th of 37: 87.86%
• United States — 8th of 37: 87.46%
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 9th of 37: 86.56%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 29 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 94.11% (2023)
• Aruba — 84.39% (2015)
• Bahamas, The — 91.12% (2024)
• Barbados — 76.76% (2024)
• Belize — 77.41% (2024)
• Bolivia — 65.58% (2024)
• Brazil — 89.08% (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 92.71% (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 84.83% (2024)
• Chile — 81.26% (2024)
• Colombia

More education data for Dominica

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 5,427 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 97.66% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 97.91% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 97.41% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.95 (2021)
• Primary education, pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Dominica's primary education, teachers (% female)?

88.95% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is up 11.57 percentage points from 77.38% in 1973. The highest value was 89.74% in 2021 and the lowest 71.43% in 1977.

How does Dominica rank?

7th highest of 37 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Dominica?

In 2023, Dominica's primary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.3 percentage points on 2022 (from 88.65% to 88.95%). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2022), the average change was +0.38 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.77 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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