OECS Education
Countries

Country profile · 2024-2025

Dominica

153 institutions · 9,572 pupils in primary and secondary · Indicators computed 24 September 2026

Key indicators

Full indicator table

Primary NER

—

Needs population data

Secondary NER

—

Needs population data

Gross intake, Kindergarten

—

Needs population data

Transition to secondary

96.8%

Grade 6 → Form 1

ECE gross enrolment

—

Needs early childhood and population data

Graduate teachers, primary

28.6%

Secondary 40.3%

Trained teachers, primary

68.8%

Secondary 52.1%

Repetition, secondary

5.3%

Primary 2.8%

Dropout, secondary

0.9%

Primary 0.5%

CSEC 5+ incl. English & Maths

36.2%

Of candidates sitting 5+ subjects

Private share, primary

39.4%

Secondary 33.9%

Pupil–teacher ratio, primary

10

Secondary 9

Enrolment by level

Early childhood1,119
Primary5,366
Secondary4,206

Male

4,896

Female

4,676

12 daycare · 67 preschool · 57 primary · 14 secondary · 2 special · 1 post-secondary

Data completeness

9 of 10 complete
  • Complete

    Institutions

    Counts by type and ownership

  • Complete

    Enrolment

    Primary and secondary, by grade and sex

  • Complete

    Early childhood

    Daycare and preschool by age group

  • Complete

    Teachers

    Qualifications and training status by level

  • Missing

    Population

    No population data — NER and GIR cannot be computed

  • Complete

    Class statistics

    Pupils and teachers by level

  • Complete

    Repeaters and dropouts

    By grade and sex

  • Complete

    Finance

    Budget, expenditure and GDP

  • Complete

    Examinations

    CSEC results by subject

  • Complete

    Age & service

    Teacher age and service bands

In the Statistical Digest

2024-2025
  • 01Educational InstitutionsRead
  • 02Leaders and TeachersRead
  • 04Student EnrolmentRead
  • 05Internal EfficiencyRead
  • 06Systems Output and Examination PerformanceRead
  • 07Education Finance and InvestmentRead
  • 08PopulationRead

Points of attention

Derived from indicator thresholds, not from the narrative chapters

Secondary repetition at 5.3%

Third highest of 5 reporting countries. Primary repetition is 2.8%.