Dominica: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Dominica's secondary education, general pupils rose 1% on 2015 (from 5,561 to 5,618).

Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2015), the average change was +1.5% and a typical year strayed about 7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 26% in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.3% in 1987. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is downward, about 204.53 a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 9 observed years.

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

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 4,898 for 2019. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2014 to 2016 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 291.56, against 479 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2016, Dominica had the 12th highest value of the 15 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 2016 ranking

• Papua New Guinea — 9th of 15: 463,600
• Puerto Rico (US) — 10th of 15: 229,383
• Fiji — 11th of 15: 92,262
• Marshall Islands — 13th of 15: 5,366
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 14th of 15: 4,175
• Naoero — 15th of 15: 992

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 37 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 7,574 (2018)
• Argentina — 4.61 million (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 26,884 (2018)
• Barbados — 19,571 (2018)
• Belize — 37,052 (2018)
• Bolivia — 445,168 (2018)
• Brazil — 22.16 million (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 2,176 (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 3,476 (2018)
• Chile — 1.23 million (2017)
• 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 secondary education, general pupils?

5,618 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 15.81% from 4,851 in 1972 (0.33% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 7,318 in 2003 and the lowest 4,749 in 1991.

How does Dominica rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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